One of the most high-profile Apple store break-ins in the capital was a smash and grab at Apple's flagship Covent Garden store in October 2011.

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Authorities began using "bait cars" about six years ago in the Bronx to combat a chronic problem with car thefts and break-ins in working-class neighborhoods.

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In the past four months, three break-ins have occurred in our neighborhood.

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Two break-ins in which cigarettes, alcohol and cash were stolen from shops in Surrey have been linked to another similar theft last month, police said.

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He called police on 26 February, reporting there had been break-ins in the community, and that there was "a real suspicious guy" who "looks like he's up to no good".

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Michelle Williams, 30, from Morriston, Swansea, admitted break-ins at eight houses in a two-week spree.

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Break-ins at four businesses overnight in Lincolnshire are being linked by police.

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Det Con Carly Humphreys said large quantities of cigarettes, alcohol and cash were stolen in the "well planned" break-ins, beginning on 24 January.

BBC: Surrey cigarette and alcohol thefts linked, police say

You also can put the stuff under your doorway to deter break-ins (the Bubble Wrap burglar alarm) or stuff it in your bra (the Bubble Wrap boob job) or sleep on it (the Bubble Wrap bed).

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According to police documents released in November, 19-year-old Nicholas Prugo confessed to the break-ins and implicated several other suspects.

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