forced entry
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The sources, who were not authorized to discuss the case publicly, said there were signs of forced entry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026
Law enforcement sources confirmed to The Times that there was no signs of forced entry into the home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 14, 2025
Few signs of forced entry were visible on Sunday at the singer's home apart from a broken doorknob, an AFP journalist observed.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Det Insp Bob Chambers, from South Wales Police, said the force believed two suspects forced entry and several items were stolen from a display case.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025
I took a self-guided tour of the downstairs rooms just to make sure that no stone had been left unturned, that no obvious forced entry had been missed.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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