1.   The burglars left the house in an awful mess.

2.   The burglars left no trace.

3.   As the burglar was leaving the scene of his crime, it seemed Agassi might collar him.

4.   He considers the voice mail to be among the amateur mistakes, because truly skilled burglars would leave the premises silently.

5.   The burglar also left fingerprints.

6.   The burglar left plenty of calling cards, including a diamond-shaped hole that he would cut into doors so that he could reach locks, Lambert said.

7.   The burglar might leave without touching anything else.

8.   Having broken into a garment factory and found nothing of value, a disgruntled burglar left a note warning the owner to do better next time, or else.