theft: the action or crime of stealing.
noun: Unfortunately, we have had several thefts in the building recently
vandalize: deliberately destroy or damage (public or private property)
verb: When I got back, my car had been vandalized.
damage: to harm or spoil something
verb: It was a scandal that damaged a lot of reputations.
threatening: having a hostile or deliberately frightening quality or manner.
adjective: She was a type he found threatening
commit arson: the willful or malicious burning of property (such as a building) especially with criminal or fraudulent intent Arson was determined to be the cause of the fire.
verb: She was burned at the stake for attempting to commit arson
shoplift: steal goods from a store while pretending to be a customer.
verb: He was caught shoplifting by a store detective
steal: take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
verb: She admitted stealing the money from her employers.
deliberate: (often of something bad) intentional or planned
adjective: We made a deliberate decision to live apart for a while
public property: land, buildings, equipment, etc. that are owned by the government
noun: The cost of repairing the damage to public property following the earthquake has soared.
mug: attack and rob (someone) in a public place.
verb: He was mugged in broad daylight
robbery: the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone
verb He was charged with robbery and assault.
illegally: in a way that is illegal
adverb: They entered the country illegally.
Blackmail: the action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.
noun: If you are in a position of authority, any weakness leaves you open to blackmail.
rob: take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force.
verb: The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks
pickpocket: a person who steals from people's pockets.
noun: Someone pickpocketed my wallet
arrest: stop or check (progress or a process).
verb: He was arrested when customs officers found drugs in his bag
kidnap: take (someone) away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom.
verb: The wife of a businessman was kidnapped from her home in London last night
assaults: a concerted attempt to do something demanding
noun: He was charged with sexual assault
Burglarize: enter (a building) illegally with intent to commit a crime, especially theft
verb: When they got back from their vacation they found that their home had been burglarized.
hack: use a computer to gain unauthorized access to data in a system.
verb: Three villagers were hacked to death in a savage attack