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In 2025 there were zero shootings in the area, which sits in NYPD’s 84th Precinct, but incidents of burglary and petty larceny have increased markedly over the past several years, according to Police Department crime statistics.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
He was released without bail after being arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on robbery, petty larceny and harassment charges, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
He was previously arrested on local petty larceny and residential burglary charges, the FBI said.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny for allegedly hitting a man multiple times and taking his phone.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
He was released without bail after being arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on robbery, petty larceny and harassment charges, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
He was previously arrested on local petty larceny and residential burglary charges, the FBI said.
—Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny for allegedly hitting a man multiple times and taking his phone.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 May 2025
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20larceny. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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