When Is A Robbery Not A Robbery?

From what the Maven hears on WOWO newscasts, the only actual training most of their news people seem to get is:

•  How to correctly turn on a computer, 
•  How to open a Word document, and then 
•  How to save their work. 

Any other skills acquired happen purely by accident. 

Today's example involves a break in and theft from Brown House Restaurant in Auburn. However, the intrepid news writer identifies the crime as a ROBBERY. But, it wasn't. It was, as the WOWO news copy states a Break In, or theft. There is a difference. According to the Maven's personal attorney, and drinking buddy, a ROBBERY is "the act or an instance of unlawfully taking the property of another person by the use of violence or intimidation". Even someone as detached as the WOWO news director can plainly see that the news story does not indicate that anyone (that would be a human or person) had a gun stuck in their face and/or was forced to hand over money or cheeseburgers. 
No, the story plainly states that the establishment was broken into while no one was there and that property (cash) was taken. 

Why is this a 'big deal'? Because, boys and girls, aside from taking another hit in the credibility department, there are legal ramifications. When the media (WOWO News does qualify as 'media', if only in the academic sense) throws around words that are also legal terms and definitions, things can get dicey for prosecutors. It's not a good thing if the local loud-mouth radio station influences the potential jury pool with information that is not only inaccurate, but also false. Remember, WOWO is the station that, last year, convicted a man of murder....even before he was arrested and charged. They've done that twice in the last 22 months. 

Examples like this painfully illustrate that WOWO is only going through the motions.....