Donaldson checks the Priest out and discovers he is indeed an imposter and a known thief.
Besides, the proprietor probably wouldn't appreciate her presence; she had no money to spend, and was, to at least some people, a known thief.
Wanted posters are posted at all MRT-2 stations to help commuters identify known thieves.
The dead man was a known thief and the assumption is that he died in pursuit of his trade.
But he does share quarters with a known thief.
The police suspect it's the work of a known thief, nicknamed 'Raffles', but Howard's criminal record causes them to suspect him instead.
The guards were looking at photos of known thieves to see if anyone looked familiar, he said.
"That boy is a known thief!"
I wondered whether perhaps he was a known thief, or a drunkard, or the like.
Swinney was a known thief with a history of assault and auto-theft.