Criminal
Snatcher
Snatcher noun - Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom).
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- In a criminal-vs-criminal example, there's a possibly-apocryphal account of a body snatcher from Victorian Edinburgh using this trope on some rival "resurrection men".
Source: Scooby-Doo Hoax -
In the Blue Bloods episode "The Bitter End," Officers Jamie Reagan and Vinny Cruz pursue a purse snatcher into the playground of the Bitterman Housing Projects, shortly after the Los Lordes criminal organization (who operate within the Projects) has declared war on the NYPD.
Source: It's Quiet... Too Quiet -
It's Quiet... Too Quiet: In "The Bitter End," Jamie and Vinny Cruz pursue a purse snatcher into the playground of the Bitterman Housing Projects, shortly after the Los Lordes criminal organization (who practically control the Projects) has declared war on the NYPD.
Source: Series / Blue Bloods
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