"hot prowl burglar" citation from Double-Tongued Dictionary

Catchword: hot prowl burglar

Filed Under: Language, English, Subject, Crime & Prisons, Police

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: A Berkeley man who lives near the corner of Ward and Fulton streets woke up Thursday morning to discover that he had been victimized by a hot prowl burglar—cop speak for one who burglarizes homes while the resident are sleeping.

Article or Document Title:
“Police Blotter” (URL)

Author:
Richard Brenneman

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Berkeley Daily Planet

Publishing Location:
California

Date of Publication:
Oct. 4, 2005

This catchword has yet to be researched.

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