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However, murders on the subway doubled, with 10 in 2024 compared to five in 2023, and shootings and petit larceny also increased year-over-year, according to the data.
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The law offers automatic sealing for certain misdemeanor convictions and dismissed charges, targeting offenses such as petit larceny, disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor marijuana violations.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Manassas Police Department said 23-year-old Jesus Enrique Ramirez Cabrera was arrested on Friday and charged with abduction, robbery, impersonation of law enforcement and petit larceny.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
Drago also got three years of probation on the petit larceny charge.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
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Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 6 Jan. 2025
The law offers automatic sealing for certain misdemeanor convictions and dismissed charges, targeting offenses such as petit larceny, disorderly conduct, and misdemeanor marijuana violations.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The Manassas Police Department said 23-year-old Jesus Enrique Ramirez Cabrera was arrested on Friday and charged with abduction, robbery, impersonation of law enforcement and petit larceny.
—Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2024
Drago also got three years of probation on the petit larceny charge.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Petit larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petit%20larceny. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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