hot prowl burglary
n.— «A string of what the police call “hot prowl” burglaries—entries into people’s homes as they sleep—had been reported.» —“Alleged Serial Burglar Nabbed in West Portal” by Joe Eskenazi SF Weekly (California) April 20, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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