red-handed

[ US /ˈɹɛdˈhændɪd/ ]

ADVERB

doing something reprehensible or showing clear evidence of having done something reprehensible
he was caught red-handed

ADJECTIVE

in the act of committing a crime or other reprehensible act
caught red-handed

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How To Use red-handed In A Sentence

He was caught red-handed taking money from the cash register.
The 30-year-old man was caught red-handed by residents as he was about to make off with a stolen motorcycle.
Mr. Lipson opened his mouth to put in the caviar and stopped midbite as though I had caught him red-handed, eating my peers. The Adults
My boyfriend and I robbed a store and were caught red-handed.
Many times it is ridiculous that a case even gets as far as a trial, because the accused was caught red-handed and is sure to be found guilty anyway. Professionalize The Jury System | Heretical Ideas Magazine
The culprits, who were caught red-handed by police, caused £20,000 damage.
In a case of media behaving badly, the UK's News of the World--a newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch, who also owns the US's Fox News--ceased publication after being caught red-handed in an embarrassing scandal. The Media Consortium: The Wavelength: Court to FCC do your freakin job! Plus: how the NewsCorps scandal impacts u.s. media
The excitement of the weekend was catching a bicycle thief red-handed.
LAST week, two Bulgarian border policemen were caught red-handed after stealing a mobile telephone belonging to US ambassador John Beyrle.
It would be very silly of my persecutor to risk some mishap, Rafaelli being caught red-handed, the whole plot compromised. DOUBTFUL MOTIVES