I would like to know how to translate something like this:

> ドロボー、つかまえます

where there is a noun followed by a verb in masu from without any other
details.

Is it something like "Burglar, I('ll) catch him" or "The catch of the
burglar"?
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How to translate standalone noun + a ます verb (in a heading)
I recognize this pattern from the titles of 黒{くろ}執{しつ}事{じ} (Black Butler)
[episodes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_episodes#Episode_list).
The pattern is that case is `[noun], [adjective]`, and it's directly
translated into English that way.

> その執{しつ}事{じ}、有{ゆう}能{のう}
>
> His Butler, Able

From that I'd say that you would say something like: "The/that burglar, I'll
catch him"

That being said, this format is a little poetic in English, so I would only
use it in something like a title, where you can use some creative
licenses...If this where a person speaking I would say something more like "I
_will_ catch that burglar!"
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