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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
On October 11, 2023, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) charged him with felony grand larceny, petit larceny and reckless driving.
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Dan Gooding
billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 July 2025
Meanwhile, the felony burglary and petit larceny charges were both dismissed without prejudice.
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Caroline Blair,
People.com,
23 June 2025
On April 25, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda-Mogollon for petit larceny, DHS said.
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Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 June 2025
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Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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.
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Caroline Blair,
People.com,
23 June 2025
On April 25, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda-Mogollon for petit larceny, DHS said.
—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
15 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.
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Triana has four prior arrests on record, with charges including criminal mischief, petty larceny, criminal contempt and assault, cops said.
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He was initially charged with six counts of money laundering, embezzlement, grand theft and misappropriation of public funds in that case.
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Bannon was arrested in August 2020 on Guo’s yacht in Connecticut and charged in connection with a separate embezzlement scheme.
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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