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As a result, people arrested for anything from petty theft to felony assault can be jailed for months or longer as their mental health worsens.
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CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
The other man faces charges of battery and petty theft.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has expanded its scope to anyone with any convictions, including petty theft, under the Laken Riley Act.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Mayfield, now 49, was charged with one felony count of making a hate crime criminal threat with the ability to commit a violent injury, one felony count of criminal threats and one misdemeanor count of petty theft in September 2018.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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CBS News, 28 Apr. 2025
The other man faces charges of battery and petty theft.
—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
The Trump administration has expanded its scope to anyone with any convictions, including petty theft, under the Laken Riley Act.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Mayfield, now 49, was charged with one felony count of making a hate crime criminal threat with the ability to commit a violent injury, one felony count of criminal threats and one misdemeanor count of petty theft in September 2018.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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