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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.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
He was previously arrested by the New York City Police Department in April for petit larceny and by the New Jersey Police Department in May for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Pineda-Mogollon was accused of petit larceny in New York City in April and residential burglary in Union, N.J., in May.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
He was arrested in April for petit larceny and last month, he was arrested for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools, the agency said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2025
He was previously arrested by the New York City Police Department in April for petit larceny and by the New Jersey Police Department in May for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 July 2025
Pineda-Mogollon was accused of petit larceny in New York City in April and residential burglary in Union, N.J., in May.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 June 2025
He was arrested in April for petit larceny and last month, he was arrested for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary, and possession of burglary tools, the agency said.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20larceny. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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