### person | criminal:

Thief
* Most thieves are skilled at picking doorknob locks.
* Some thieves specialize in lifting the door lock buttons with a coat hanger
  - use tow trucks to take cars
* Thieves also have a fascination with poison, as it clean method of dispatching their foes.
* Thieves are less likely to steal if they think they are being watched
  - prone to stealing marked items because they are difficult to sell
  - more likely to attack a single woman than a group of women
* Thieves are people of opportunity
  - who are too lazy to go and hunt creatures to earn good loot for themselves
  - the masters of the art of poisons
  - can steal a person's identity by gaining basic information about that person
  - contains clove, lemon, cinnamon, two types of eucalyptus, and rosemary oils
* Thieves generally steal cars to sell intact or as parts
  - work during the day, when most guests are off doing other things
* Thieves includes arms
  - body substances
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - heads
  - human bodies
  - material bodies
  - necks
  - nuclei
  - personality
  - plasma membranes
  - sections
  - vacuoles
* Thieves like to steal things of great value
  - that are shiny, and look nice and new
  - make contact
  - often dig by candlelight and by flash of lightening during storms
* Thieves often operate in pairs
  - on public transportation and any places crowds gather
  - take advantage of darkness to steal everything from water skis to boats and motors
  - work in pairs
  - take chances
  - tend to avoid stealing items that are easy to identify
  - understand and utilize human emotions such as greed and lust
* Thieves work in groups or pairs
  - outdoor markets, in hotels and on public transport
  - packs
* also ants feed on immature forms of other ants and insects.
* are capable of steal
  - films
* are located in jails
  - stores
  - robbers
* have stolens.
+ Crime in Brazil, Overview: Crime by country :: Brazil

### person | criminal | thief:

Art thief
* Art Thief all-purpose extractor and replacer.
* Most art thieves are thieves first and foremost.

### person | criminal | thief:

Burglar
* Most burglars avoid breaking glass due to fear of attracting attention
  - commit crime
  - enter homes through an open door or window
* Some burglars die at homes
  - specialize in reading newspapers accounts of other people's vacation activities
* also prefer homes that provide extra cover and an easy getaway.
* are less likely to try to break into a home that looks occupied
  - victimize a house that looks occupied or protected by a security system
  - more apt to avoid places where they are more easily observed
  - nervous about robbing homes that are visible to nearby neighbours
  - professionals
  - thiefs
  - very selective in the things they steal
* attack homes without electronic security three times more often than homes with a system.
* can kick in a weak door.
* come from every economic, social, educational and racial background.
* don t like neat appearances, tidy bushes, or outdoor lights because they can t hide
  - to be seen
* generally prefer to work alone, and most target unoccupied dwellings.
* hate lights and noise
  - heads
  - legs
  - plasma membranes
* learn to adapt to security systems.
* leave blood samples when breaking and entering.
* look for sites.
* love the visual protection they provide.
* prefer darkness.
* sometimes use the telephone to determine if anyone is home.
* specialise in entering and robbing houses, mainly at night.
* study the daily habits and routines of people.
* usually choose places they believe are void of people.
* wear dark clothing and gloves and carry prying tools.

Car thief
* Car thieves target vehicles that present the least amount of hassle.
* Many car thieves are opportunist, unskilled, petty criminals.
* Most car thieves carry screwdrivers.