petit larceny

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Recent Examples of petit larceny 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. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 20 Feb. 2026 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. Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 23 July 2025 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 Meanwhile, the felony burglary and petit larceny charges were both dismissed without prejudice. Caroline Blair, People.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for petit larceny
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Noun
  • Officers with the New York Police Department (NYPD) were initially attempting to arrest the man on charges of petty larceny in Harlem, the NYPD told Fox News Digital.
    Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
  • Triana has four prior arrests on record, with charges including criminal mischief, petty larceny, criminal contempt and assault, cops said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
Noun
  • Jail records show Bryant, 51, has been charged with three counts of embezzlement, fraud and one count of grand theft larceny.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of embezzlement by a clerk or agent, along with an enhancement alleging aggravating circumstances.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 8 June 2026

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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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