My household just got the burglar event trigger (not by cheats and not using the lot challenge), and to my surprise, the sim that showed up is some randomly generated NPC, not Robin Banks (who I was ...
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RainHaze16 nfsrpfan Wildstripe
Are you all playing on pre-patch games or did you start a new one after the patch ? Did the burglary happen as expected besides the burglar not being Robin ?
Also are you guys using mods/cc ? Which platform are you on ?
My save game is pre-patch, and I play on PC (Dell Latitude 5520, Windows 10); and yes, I'm using mods/cc. I also backup The Sims 4 document folder on the Desktop before updating the game on Steam.