smash-and-grab
adjective
chiefly British
—used to describe a robbery that is done by breaking a window of a car, store, etc., and stealing whatever can be taken quickly
a smash-and-grab robbery/thief
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Forest managed only eight touches in the Everton penalty area, the second-lowest of the campaign behind the smash-and-grab 1-0 win at Liverpool in September.
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Mokena police said a smash-and-grab crew targeted businesses in the Lincoln-Way area, which includes New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Manhattan and smaller portions of Tinley Park, Orland Park and Homer Glen.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Similar smash-and-grab burglaries and break-ins have been reported at several Kansas City businesses in recent weeks, including the Little Store on Knox, Seven Swans, Sagebrush, Garden House and La Bodega.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Two North Jersey men were arrested Tuesday for a $1.7 million smash-and-grab jewelry robbery in Westchester County.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Paul Taylor, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
Mokena police said a smash-and-grab crew targeted businesses in the Lincoln-Way area, which includes New Lenox, Frankfort, Mokena, Manhattan and smaller portions of Tinley Park, Orland Park and Homer Glen.
—Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Similar smash-and-grab burglaries and break-ins have been reported at several Kansas City businesses in recent weeks, including the Little Store on Knox, Seven Swans, Sagebrush, Garden House and La Bodega.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
Two North Jersey men were arrested Tuesday for a $1.7 million smash-and-grab jewelry robbery in Westchester County.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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