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Recent Examples of petit larceny
Nunez had three prior arrests in New York City between Oct. 2023 and Nov. 2024 for a variety of offenses, including grand larceny, petit larceny, second-degree assault, and third-degree assault, according to DHS.
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
He was previously arrested by the New York City Police Department in April for petit larceny and by the New Jersey Police Department in May for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, the felony burglary and petit larceny charges were both dismissed without prejudice.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 June 2025
He was arrested in April for petit larceny and last month, he was arrested for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools, the agency said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025
He was previously arrested by the New York City Police Department in April for petit larceny and by the New Jersey Police Department in May for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, the felony burglary and petit larceny charges were both dismissed without prejudice.
—Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 June 2025
He was arrested in April for petit larceny and last month, he was arrested for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools, the agency said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petit larceny
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Charged with burglary, petty larceny and criminal trespass, Adams was ordered held on $10,000 bail.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2026
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He was previously arrested on local petty larceny and residential burglary charges, the FBI said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 July 2025
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Victor Dawson, 52, is charged with two counts of felony wage theft, two counts of felony tax evasion, one count of misdemeanor tax evasion and one count of felony embezzlement, according to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Ninth District representative is charged with five counts of grand theft by embezzlement of public funds, four counts of conflict of interest and three counts of perjury by declaration.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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