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muggings

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plural of mugging

as in burglaries

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While officials did not say what technology was misused, Itasca does use Flock Safety cameras to help with their police investigations, including burglaries and hit-and-runs.

— Todd Feurer, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
The deputy saw a large number of boxes inside, suspected they were related to recent train burglaries in the area, and called BNSF Railway Police, the release states.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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The El Niño butterfly effect If there are significant holdups at the canal, vessels will bring their cargo to a US West Coast port and truck it across the country, Yadav said.

— Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
For the most part, these aren’t armed holdups but instead more like storage-facility break-ins.

— Kiel Porter, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

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