Where I moved from, we had three cops, a married couple and a friend, watching the football schedules of the smaller towns around our city, tag the parents of the players, and when the game was being played, would rob the player’s families homes. Got caught because they were using a police car as cover, thinking no one would notice a police car from the neighboring city. However, a local officer did, and caught them in the act.
That scheme is a bit more sophisticated!