What is Theft?
[[Image:Theft-p1000763.jpg|thumb|Example of theft: only the wheel of the [[bicycle]] is left]] [[File:Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau The Cunning Thief.jpg|thumbnail|Paul-Charles Chocarne-Moreau, ''The Cunning Thief'', 1931]] '''Theft''' is when one person or group takes from another [[person]], [[business]], or [[state]] any [[wikt:object|object]], [[money]], or [[information]] without permission and does not intend to return it. A person who has been convicted of theft may be called a '''thief'''. However, the practice of engaging in theft is also called '''stealing'''. There are many different types of theft, such as [[pickpocketing]] and [[shoplifting]]. [[Burglary]] and [[robbery]] are separate crimes which involve theft. {{cn|date=January 2015}} Stealing is basic and is illegal almost everywhere. Thieves steal things sometimes because they want to have something for themselves, or because they want to sell something for [[money]]. Sometimes thieves will make plans to rob a store, bank, house, or person, and sometimes they will just see a chance to steal something and take it. Some thieves have [[kleptomania]]. When thieves steal things for money, they usually pick [[car]]s, [[electronics]], [[laptop]]s, or other things they can sell easily. Sometimes thieves use [[pawn shop]]s to sell things easily to someone who will not ask questions. [[Category:Theft| ]]