(1) Whosoever

1.  commits a theft during which he or another accomplice

(a)  carries a weapon or another dangerous instrument;

(b)  otherwise carries an instrument or means in order to prevent or overcome the resistance of another person by force or threat of force;

2.  steals as a member of a gang whose purpose is the continued commission of robbery or theft under participation of another member of the gang; or

3.  commits a theft for the commission of which he breaks into or enters a dwelling or intrudes by using a false key or other tool not typically used for gaining access or hides in the dwelling

shall be liable to imprisonment from six months to ten years.

(2) The attempt shall be punishable.

(3) In less serious cases the penalty shall be imprisonment from three months to five years.

(4) In cases under subsection (1) No 2 above, section 73d shall apply.