1 I'd like to report a crime.
2 I witnessed a man trying to break in at the shopping centre
3 I saw a man hanging / lingering around in the dark
4 took off in a small car in the direction of the museum
5 the shopping centre has been broken into.
6 the lock was obviously forced open. / the lock was clearly forced open. / the lock was obviously pried open. / the lock was clearly pried open.
7 He had short hair and was wearing jeans and glasses.
8 this man who was trying to commit a burglary. / this man who was trying to break in.