grand larceny
noun
: larceny of property of a value greater than that fixed as constituting petit larceny
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Aybar-Berroa also has a criminal history in New York City that includes arrests for second-degree reckless endangerment in May 2023 and fourth-degree felony grand larceny and petit larceny in March and April 2024, officials said.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged him with felony grand larceny, petit larceny, and reckless driving.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Overall, the number of major felony offenses in the city (which include murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of a motor vehicle) climbed 44 percent between 2021 and 2024.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The top charge — second-degree grand larceny as a crime of public corruption — carries a maximum potential sentence of 8 to 25 years in prison.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged him with felony grand larceny, petit larceny, and reckless driving.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Overall, the number of major felony offenses in the city (which include murder, rape, robbery, assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of a motor vehicle) climbed 44 percent between 2021 and 2024.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
The top charge — second-degree grand larceny as a crime of public corruption — carries a maximum potential sentence of 8 to 25 years in prison.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Grand larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20larceny. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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