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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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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
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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
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Last year, Shaolin Temple announced that Shi was under investigation on suspicion of misappropriation and embezzlement of project funds and temple assets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
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Warren Fairley — who took over for a short stint as Boilermakers president in 2023 after Jones was removed — and Jones’ son, Cullen Jones, pleaded guilty in March to one count of racketeering conspiracy and one count of embezzlement from a labor organization.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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