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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petit larceny
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He was also charged with petty larceny for swiping the beer from a nearby BP gas station.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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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
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After the younger pair witness a semi-violent altercation between the older two, the couples become intertwined in an ever-worsening web of blackmail, resentment, embezzlement, fraud and deception.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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Nearly four years after criminal charges were filed, Epic Charter Schools’ founders are about to learn whether they will be bound over for trial in the state’s massive racketeering and embezzlement case against them.—
Andrea Eger,
Oklahoma Watch,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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