He thought he would rather be facing a street criminal.

The 1960s and 1970s were, in retrospect, a great time to be a street criminal in most American cities.

He wasn't here to fight the petty street criminals.

"Those are the types of guns the average street criminal carries," a company official said.

That has created a difficult situation for a criminal justice system designed to deal, primarily, with street criminals, experts say.

"The average street criminal on the run has no idea if an officer is auxiliary or not."

It will be relatively easy to teach my son to protect himself against common street criminals.

To be part of the Mafia is highly desirable for many street criminals.

Back then, the radio was the street criminal's car part of choice.

To be a street criminal is therefore to fulfil cultural destiny.