Examples of petty larceny in a Sentence
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Johnson was charged with three counts of kidnapping and one count each of impersonating a law enforcement officer, petty larceny, assault and battery, according to jail records.
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Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
He was also arrested on a separate petty larceny conviction in Nassau County on April 24, 2023, before being arrested in Florida in February for fraud, larceny and resisting arrest, according to the Post.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Rayna Madho, a New York police sergeant, was arrested and charged in Nassau County with two counts of petty larceny in connection to two thefts at a Target store on Long Island, and she was suspended from the department without pay, officials said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Retail thefts are up 4.3 percent from 2023 on a year-to-date basis, while petty larceny is down 0.3 percent.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 4 Feb. 2025
He was also arrested on a separate petty larceny conviction in Nassau County on April 24, 2023, before being arrested in Florida in February for fraud, larceny and resisting arrest, according to the Post.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
Rayna Madho, a New York police sergeant, was arrested and charged in Nassau County with two counts of petty larceny in connection to two thefts at a Target store on Long Island, and she was suspended from the department without pay, officials said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Retail thefts are up 4.3 percent from 2023 on a year-to-date basis, while petty larceny is down 0.3 percent.
—Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for petty larceny
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20larceny. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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