CRIME AND EMERGENCIES
1 car accident
2 fire
3 explosion
4 robbery
5 burglary
6 mugging
7 kidnapping
8 lost child
9 carjacking
10 bank robbery
11 assault
12 murder
13 blackout/power outage
14 gas leak
15 water main break
16 downed power line
17 chemical spill
18 train derailment
19 vandalism
20 gang violence
21 drunk driving
22 drug dealing
1. vandalism
2. gang violence
3. drunk driving
4. illegal drugs
5. mugging
6. burglary
7. assault
8. murder & crime scene
9. gun
Please check the following table that we have created in class. Many thanks go to Alaa’ for typing it up.
|
Criminal/ Offender |
Crime |
Action/ verb
|
| Pickpocket | Pickpocketing | To pickpocket |
| Thief | theft | To steal/ thieve |
| Shoplifter | Shoplifting | To shoplift |
| Murderer | murder | To murder |
| Kidnapper | Kidnapping | To kidnap*Ransom: money that is paid to sb so that they will set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner by them = *Hostage |
| Drug dealer/Drug trafficker | Drug dealing/Drug trafficking | To buy/ sell/ traffic in drugs |
| Forger | Forgery | To forge |
| Arsonist | Arson | To burn/ to set fire to (esp. a building) |
| Assaulter | Assault | To assault |
| Vandal | Vandalism | To vandalize = vandalise |
| Robber | Robbery | To rob |
A detective 
is someone whose job is to discover information about crimes and find out who is responsible for them.
Do please check the following PowerPoint presentation for more information about the world of crime.
Have fun & enjoy learning!
Mervat
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