Definitions for smash and grab
smash and grab

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1. smash and grabnoun

   A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.

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1. Smash and grab

   A smash and grab raid or smash and grab attack is a particular form of burglary. The distinctive characteristic of a smash and grab, that distinguishes it from other forms of burglary, is its elements of speed and surprise. A smash and grab involves smashing a barrier, usually a display window in a shop or a showcase, grabbing valuables, and then making a quick getaway, without concern for setting off alarms or creating noise. A failed smash and grab raid is indistinguishable from simple vandalism, or malicious damage. Smash and grab raids can occur in many scenarios, both in broad daylight and at night, and the perpetrators can range from experienced thieves to impulsive vandals. Typically, display windows and showcases that are in enclosed areas, such as shopping malls and office buildings, are at less of a risk of smash and grab raids than those on open streets — particularly where the streets are poorly lit, or unobserved. The greatest cost of smash and grab raids can often be in replacing the windows, which can sometimes far exceed the cost of the goods that are stolen.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of smash and grab in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of smash and grab in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of smash and grab in a Sentence

1. Lynda Buel:

   People see the ability to commit these' smash-and-grab incidents' knowing that there is little consequence, especially if the thefts are kept below the threshold of a felony offense, it's easy, it's fast, and the payback is good.

2. Mike Verden:

   This is absolutely tangible proof of fallout from defunding Cleveland Police, defunding Cleveland Police has these types of residual effects – you have a decrease in staffing. So, the less police you have, the less coverage you have. And the less coverage you have, the more crime you have. While some carjacking incidents result in vehicles being sold on the black market to be stripped down for their parts, there's been more of an increase in the Midwest of those vehicles taken in carjacking being then used to commit other crimes, such as smash-and-grab robberies, Verden said. He said other crimes, like home burglaries, are down because more people are home during the pandemic.

3. Nancy Pelosi:

   It's absolutely outrageous. Obviously it cannot continue, but the fact is that there is an attitude of lawlessness in our country that springs from I don't know where… and we cannot have that lawlessness become the norm. WARRANT ISSUED FOR CALIFORNIA NORDSTROM SMASH-AND-GRAB SUSPECT PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ON BAIL.

4. Adora Gipson:

   They casually walk in, grab what they need, and walk out. we get broken windows every few minutes. We got like 30 cars now that’s with broken windows here because people have experienced the smash-and-grab thing.

5. Peter Quijano:

   None of these burglaries were sophisticated. They were nothing more than smash and grab burglaries.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smash_and_Grab
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=smash and grab