Those who do live in shelters fear violence and robbery from other residents and from "security guards" supposed to protect them.

His passage had certainly been noted, and footpads no doubt awaited nine deep in the street for his departure, but here, where he was safe from such, he feared robbery.

The police's power to detain suspects is heartwarming if you fear robbery, but less so if you are stopped on the street because you look "suspicious" and are asked to empty your pockets, or to go to the police station for an interview.

Nazario and her fellow passengers fear rape, robbery and death at the hands of gangs, bandits and Mexican immigration authorities.

In 1956, the chapel was practically destroyed due to vandalism and the woodcarvings were sold, as the owners feared robbery.

The family, fearing robbery or kidnapping, cried out to the neighbors for help.

I was uneasy over the money in our possession; not that I feared robbery, but my mind constantly reverted to it, and it was with difficulty that I refrained from continually feeling to see that it was safe.

The people, fearing robbery and claiming sacrilege, searched day and night until a shepherd found the statue standing above an immense boulder by the valley.

Did you fear robbery?