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Since 2004, he's been charged with petit theft (low-value theft), possession of marijuana and cocaine, trespassing and indecent exposure in public, according to court documents.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The charges included kidnapping, drug possession, grand theft burglary and petit theft.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Court records show three of the burglary charges are from Seminole County and the two other burglary charges, along with the petit theft charge, are from a Volusia County warrant.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
The reporters agreed to those terms and Cohen gave them court records showing that Marlene Johnson, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with unlawful assembly and petit theft about a dozen years earlier.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
Along with a second-degree murder charge, Duran-Contreras is charged with petit theft and burglary.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Rockwell was arrested and charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor petit theft, according to Canyon County online booking records.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Officers located Velez and took her to the Lee County Jail on one count of petit theft.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The charges included kidnapping, drug possession, grand theft burglary and petit theft.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
Court records show three of the burglary charges are from Seminole County and the two other burglary charges, along with the petit theft charge, are from a Volusia County warrant.
—Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
The reporters agreed to those terms and Cohen gave them court records showing that Marlene Johnson, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, had been charged with unlawful assembly and petit theft about a dozen years earlier.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 May 2025
Along with a second-degree murder charge, Duran-Contreras is charged with petit theft and burglary.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2025
Rockwell was arrested and charged with felony burglary and misdemeanor petit theft, according to Canyon County online booking records.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
Officers located Velez and took her to the Lee County Jail on one count of petit theft.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Petit theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20theft. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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