How to translate standalone noun + a ます verb (in a heading)

Question

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"?

Answer 1

I recognize this pattern from the titles of 黒{くろ}執{しつ}事{じ} (Black Butler) episodes. 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!"