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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.
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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
Rivera was also arrested in the Bronx in December 2023 for petty larceny, said sources.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
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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
Rivera was also arrested in the Bronx in December 2023 for petty larceny, said sources.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Petty larceny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20larceny. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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