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Recent Examples of petit larceny
On April 25, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda for petit larceny.
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Jasmine Baehr , Alexandra Koch , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Seven former union officials — including two past chapter presidents — were arrested on suspicion of felony grand larceny, and a seventh was cited for misdemeanor petit larceny.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Hampton was arrested and charged with petit larceny, as well as improper equipment and possession of marijuana while in possession of a firearm.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The 40 counts against Measures and KMR include one count of first-degree scheme to defraud, three counts of second-degree grand larceny, 28 counts of third-degree grand larceny, five counts of fourth-degree grand larceny and three counts of petit larceny.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jasmine Baehr , Alexandra Koch , Jennifer Johnson, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2025
Seven former union officials — including two past chapter presidents — were arrested on suspicion of felony grand larceny, and a seventh was cited for misdemeanor petit larceny.
—Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 29 May 2025
Hampton was arrested and charged with petit larceny, as well as improper equipment and possession of marijuana while in possession of a firearm.
—Kyle Schmidbauer, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2025
The 40 counts against Measures and KMR include one count of first-degree scheme to defraud, three counts of second-degree grand larceny, 28 counts of third-degree grand larceny, five counts of fourth-degree grand larceny and three counts of petit larceny.
—Christie D’zurilla, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petit larceny
petty larceny
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He was arrested in April for petty larceny and arrested last month for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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Marco Andon, 34, was at central booking in downtown Manhattan after getting busted for petty larceny when he was mistakenly set free around 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to officials.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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