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Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.
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Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, according to WTVR-TV, the Commonwealth’s Attorney urged the judge to deny bond citing Coleman’s criminal history of drug possession and selling convictions, petit larceny conviction, and several failures to appear dating back to 2002.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged him with felony grand larceny, petit larceny and reckless driving.
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Dan Gooding
billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.
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Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
On Wednesday, according to WTVR-TV, the Commonwealth’s Attorney urged the judge to deny bond citing Coleman’s criminal history of drug possession and selling convictions, petit larceny conviction, and several failures to appear dating back to 2002.
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged him with felony grand larceny, petit larceny and reckless driving.
—
Dan Gooding
billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20larceny. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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