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In May, seven Colombian nationals were arrested on suspicion of burglarizing homes in Burbank.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2025

Actor Eddie Deezen is reportedly not competent to stand trial for allegedly burglarizing a nursing home because of a mental disorder.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2022

It's as if G. Gordon Liddy kept burglarizing various Democratic offices after the Watergate break-in, but the reporting on his later crimes failed to mention the first one.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2020

The Tooth Fairy is a burglarizing fetishist specializing in black-market ivory trade, and she must be stopped.

From New York Times • May 28, 2011

The procession had scarcely passed when we were suddenly seized with anxiety at the idea that the time was particularly propitious for burglarizing deserted apartments and we rushed home.

From My Recollections by Massenet, Jules