Sam waited outside a jewellery shop, ran in, grabbed a necklace from the counter, and ran away before anyone could stop him. The police called him a robber., False. Sam grabbed something and ran — that's theft or burglary, not robbery. A robber uses force or threats directly against a person to steal., On a crowded train, Leila quietly slipped her hand into a man's jacket pocket and took his wallet while he was reading. The officer said she was a pickpocket., True! Leila stole from someone's pocket in a public place without them noticing — that's exactly what a pickpocket does., Omar broke into his neighbour's garage late at night and stole a bicycle. His friend called him a vandal., False. Omar broke into a building and stole something — that makes him a burglar, not a vandal. A vandal destroys or damages property, not steals it., Bea put a lipstick and a chocolate bar in her school bag while browsing a pharmacy and walked out without paying. The security guard said she was a shoplifter., True! Taking goods from a shop without paying is shoplifting — exactly what Bea did., Finn used spray paint to write rude words on the walls of a school building one evening. His neighbours said he was a thief., False. Finn damaged property on purpose — that makes him a vandal. A thief is someone who steals things; Finn didn't take anything., While the Andersons were on holiday, Rosa picked the lock of their back door, went inside, and took their cash and a laptop. The report described her as a burglar., True! Rosa broke into a home while the owners were away and stole from it — that's burglary., Over several months Kai had been taking small amounts of money from his flatmates' rooms whenever they weren't looking. His flatmates called him a thief., True! 'Thief' is the general word for someone who steals. Kai repeatedly stole from the people around him., Dina walked into an empty office, found a colleague's handbag on a chair, and took £50 from it before anyone came back. Her colleague said she was a pickpocket., False. Dina stole from a bag in a private place — she is a thief. A pickpocket operates in public, crowded places and steals without the victim noticing them nearby.

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