Green’s Dictionary of Slang

(US Und.) a burglary; also as v., to steal.

1981		J. Wambaugh Glitter Dome (1982) 75: It’s a four-five-nine in progress, Buckmore! Let’s hit it!
2000		Other Side of the Wall: Prisoner’s Dict. July 🌐 459: Burglary or intrusive behavior, from Cal. Penal Code section 459. As in ‘Don’t 459 my convo’.
2021		J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 7: I formed a 459 ring [...] They popped pawnshops and dumped dope-pushing pharmacies.
2021		J. Ellroy Widespread Panic 303: He 459’d Robbie’s pad.