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Recent Examples of petit larceny
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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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Betancourt has 10 prior arrests, including for strangulation, petit larceny, assault on a police officer and forcible touching.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Mogollon 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 DHS.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 June 2025
On April 25, 2025, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda for petit larceny.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025
Betancourt has 10 prior arrests, including for strangulation, petit larceny, assault on a police officer and forcible touching.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025
Mogollon 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 DHS.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 17 June 2025
On April 25, 2025, the New York City Police Department arrested Pineda for petit larceny.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for petit larceny
petty larceny
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He was arrested in April for petty larceny and arrested last month for residential burglary, conspiracy residential burglary and possession of burglary tools.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
17 June 2025
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Marco Andon, 34, was at central booking in downtown Manhattan after getting busted for petty larceny when he was mistakenly set free around 1 a.m. Wednesday, according to officials.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
16 May 2025
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petit%20larceny. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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