1.   In contrast, petty theft has a very low rate of reporting to the police, and a low detection rate.

2.   In the dry parlance of a police report, it was nothing more than a petty theft.

3.   Murder, petty theft and tax evasion, for instance, all have different motives and consequences.

4.   My background is petty theft and liquor store holdups and the usual drug Junk.

5.   Neale is finishing a three-month sentence for petty theft.

6.   Petty theft and pickpocketing are becoming increasingly common in the city centre.

7.   So, you see, even these minor distinctions felt like petty theft.

8.   The vast majority were, for example, petty thefts, acts of vandalism, and minor assaults.

9.   There had been a rash of petty thefts in the hotel and we were all warned to be vigilant.

10.   There had been a rash of petty thefts in the hotel.