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Recent Examples of petty larceny
Police confirmed the man had been arrested for petty larceny.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny for allegedly hitting a man multiple times and taking his phone.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny after allegedly hitting a man several times and taking his phone.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
In July 2022, he was arrested and charged with assault and petty larceny after striking another man several times and taking his phone.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 May 2025
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 22 Aug. 2025
Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny for allegedly hitting a man multiple times and taking his phone.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 7 May 2025
Pitt was previously arrested in July 2022 for assault and petty larceny after allegedly hitting a man several times and taking his phone.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 May 2025
In July 2022, he was arrested and charged with assault and petty larceny after striking another man several times and taking his phone.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petty larceny
petit larceny
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His last arrest was in September in Staten Island on a petit larceny charge, cops said.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
16 Aug. 2025
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Aybar-Berroa also has a criminal history in New York City that includes arrests for second-degree reckless endangerment in May 2023 and fourth-degree felony grand larceny and petit larceny in March and April 2024, officials said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
25 July 2025
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20larceny. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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