How to Use petit theft in a Sentence

petit theft

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  • All five men were charged with robbery with a weapon and petit theft, police said.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2026
  • Janes pleaded guilty to felony grand theft and misdemeanor petit theft.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 28 Apr. 2026
  • He has now been charged with petit theft in connection with the incident last week.
    — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Holder also had an active warrant for petit theft.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The charges included kidnapping, drug possession, grand theft burglary and petit theft.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 9 Aug. 2025
  • Her original charges stemmed from petit theft cases valued under $750.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Schuman now faces a felony count of robbery by sudden snatching in addition to three misdemeanors — one count of battery, one count of petit theft and one count of criminal mischief, court records show.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
  • Co-defendant Hyacinth Linton, a 56-year-old also from Tamarac, hasn’t entered a plea to her petit theft charge.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Slater faces multiple charges, including first-degree petit theft, two counts of unauthorized use of a credit card and two counts of fraudulent use of personal information of an elderly person.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Since 2004, he's been charged with petit theft (low-value theft), possession of marijuana and cocaine, trespassing and indecent exposure in public, according to court documents.
    — Greta Cross, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Tamarac’s Olukunle Idowu, a 49-year-old Spirit Airlines supervisor, has pleaded not guilty to a charge of petit theft from $101 to $749.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Last month, the State Attorney’s Office charged Schuman by information with two misdemeanor battery charges, misdemeanor petit theft and misdemeanor criminal mischief.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2026
  • On Friday, the State Attorney’s Office charged Schuman by information with two misdemeanor battery charges, misdemeanor petit theft and misdemeanor criminal mischief.
    — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026

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