nabbing
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Nab \Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
1.To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] --Smollett. [1913 Webster]
2.To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. [PJC]