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Recent Examples of petty larceny
He was previously arrested on local petty larceny and residential burglary charges, the FBI said.
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Arkansas Online, 19 July 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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Arkansas Online, 19 July 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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Christopher Nastasa, 39, was arrested on 19 charges, including robbery, assault, petit larceny and criminal mischief as hate crimes, for the March 17 attack, according to police.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20larceny. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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