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[jays]

Please explaiin the meaning of "gone" in the following sentences. And if I say "gone thief," is it grammatically wrong?
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1 A car thief gone straight is blackmailed to steal 54 cars in four days.
2 An upstairs door found screwed up, when things were at their height below; thief gone and jewels with him before alarm could be raised.

[pugachevV]

1). If you "go straight" it means you give up a life of crime.

2). Thief gone (past tense of the verb to go) means the thief has departed the scene.

Gone is also an adjective meaning, "no longer present, or departed", so you could say, "gone thief" especially in the sort of abbreviated sentences your example uses.