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In 2011, she was arrested on petty larceny charges for stealing a pair of scissors and a knife worth $32.50 from a supermarket.
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Sam Roberts, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Across California, clearance rates for petty larcenies — thefts without the use of force or threat of force — have fallen substantially over the past three decades, records show.
—St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
Prior to his killing, Neely had a lengthy arrest record with New York police, a law enforcement source told CNN’s John Miller, including 42 arrests on charges including petty larceny, jumping subway turnstiles, theft, and three unprovoked assaults on women in the subway between 2019 and 2021.
—Maria Santana, CNN, 8 May 2023
Savannah Jones, 26, was arrested on a charge of false identification and had an outstanding warrant for charges of grand and petty larceny, police said.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
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Sam Roberts, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
Across California, clearance rates for petty larcenies — thefts without the use of force or threat of force — have fallen substantially over the past three decades, records show.
—St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
Prior to his killing, Neely had a lengthy arrest record with New York police, a law enforcement source told CNN’s John Miller, including 42 arrests on charges including petty larceny, jumping subway turnstiles, theft, and three unprovoked assaults on women in the subway between 2019 and 2021.
—Maria Santana, CNN, 8 May 2023
Savannah Jones, 26, was arrested on a charge of false identification and had an outstanding warrant for charges of grand and petty larceny, police said.
—Gina Martinez, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2023
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20larceny. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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