grand larceny
noun
: larceny of property of a value greater than that fixed as constituting petit larceny
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She was arrested in 2017 and convicted of grand larceny in the first, second, and third degrees as well as theft of services in 2019.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Per the Albermarle County Police Department, she was charged with three counts of felony grand larceny, driving without a license, destruction of property with intent, failure to use headlights and setting in motion a vehicle with intent to commit a crime.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In June 2023, Priester was charged with two counts of grand larceny for allegedly stripping flagpoles in front of several Riverhead, N.Y., businesses — after two weeks of mysterious flag thefts — and was caught red-handed with the flagpole hooks.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Marshall pleaded not guilty in June to charges of grand larceny and securities fraud.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Per the Albermarle County Police Department, she was charged with three counts of felony grand larceny, driving without a license, destruction of property with intent, failure to use headlights and setting in motion a vehicle with intent to commit a crime.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In June 2023, Priester was charged with two counts of grand larceny for allegedly stripping flagpoles in front of several Riverhead, N.Y., businesses — after two weeks of mysterious flag thefts — and was caught red-handed with the flagpole hooks.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Marshall pleaded not guilty in June to charges of grand larceny and securities fraud.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Grand larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20larceny. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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