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Advertisement Sweeting’s cases dated back to her high school days in 2002, when she was convicted of petty theft.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Marlena Velez, 22, was arrested based on an allegation of petty theft, a misdemeanor, police in Cape Coral, about 130 miles south of Tampa, said in a statement Monday.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Penalties for petty theft can also vary, including fines, community service, probation or jail time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The initiative amends the state penal code to allow prosecutors to bypass the $950 threshold that separates petty theft, a misdemeanor, from grand theft, a felony.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Marlena Velez, 22, was arrested based on an allegation of petty theft, a misdemeanor, police in Cape Coral, about 130 miles south of Tampa, said in a statement Monday.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Penalties for petty theft can also vary, including fines, community service, probation or jail time.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
The initiative amends the state penal code to allow prosecutors to bypass the $950 threshold that separates petty theft, a misdemeanor, from grand theft, a felony.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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