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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.
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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
Rivera was also arrested in the Bronx in December 2023 for petty larceny, said sources.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
At a brief Manhattan Criminal Court hearing, Wojciech Czech, 45, admitted to one count of misdemeanor petty larceny in a plea deal with prosecutors that required him to quit his job.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
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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
Rivera was also arrested in the Bronx in December 2023 for petty larceny, said sources.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
At a brief Manhattan Criminal Court hearing, Wojciech Czech, 45, admitted to one count of misdemeanor petty larceny in a plea deal with prosecutors that required him to quit his job.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2024
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/petty%20larceny. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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