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Recent Examples of petty larceny
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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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.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
He was released without bail after being arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on robbery, petty larceny and harassment charges, officials said.
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Thomas Tracy,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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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.
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Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2026
He was released without bail after being arraigned in Bronx Criminal Court on robbery, petty larceny and harassment charges, officials said.
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Thomas Tracy,
Boston Herald,
26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petty larceny
petit larceny
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Over the last four months, Burke has been arrested four times for crimes ranging from petit larceny to burglary to assault.
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Roman Amatitla, 38, is facing multiple charges, including murder, arson, assault and petit larceny, police said.
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20larceny. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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