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The best way to avoid being a victim of petty theft is to not look like a victim.
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Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
At its peak in the Jim Crow 1960s, 500 boys were housed at what is now known as the Dozier School for Boys, most of them for minor offenses such as petty theft, truancy or running away from home.
—Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
The 12-year-old from San Francisco was charged with assault, robbery, burglary, grand theft, organized retail theft and petty theft, according to Fox 11.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
Her previous charges range from petty theft to battery causing serious injury.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
At its peak in the Jim Crow 1960s, 500 boys were housed at what is now known as the Dozier School for Boys, most of them for minor offenses such as petty theft, truancy or running away from home.
—Kate Payne, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan. 2025
The 12-year-old from San Francisco was charged with assault, robbery, burglary, grand theft, organized retail theft and petty theft, according to Fox 11.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 24 Nov. 2024
Her previous charges range from petty theft to battery causing serious injury.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 17 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for petty theft
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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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