Posted on 09/25/2023 4:26:42 AM PDT by grundle
A man wanted for allegedly threatening the manager of a Manhattan Duane Reed with a knife while he robbed the store to the tune of $2,200 items will only be charged as a misdemeanor under new 'woke' Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg's new policies.
William Rolon, 43, who has a lengthy record, allegedly strolled into the Lower East Side Duane Reade in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 8 and began filling a plastic garbage bag with cold medicine and other merchandise.
When a female manager approached Rolon Saturday, he brandished a pocket knife at her.
'F**k you, I'm taking everything,' he said, according to police.
Rolon and a second person, who has yet to be identified, fled with $2,209 worth of goods.
The brazen criminal even returned to the same store again later that day to take more cold medicine - an ingredient often used to make crystal meth - some paper towels and other items, court papers said.
The store manager immediately called the police and Rolon was arrested. Cops say they recovered a small package of heroin that allegedly dropped out of his sock.
He was charged with first-degree robbery and criminal weapons possession but had the robbery charge later dropped for two counts of petit larceny and other low-level offenses.
First-degree robbery in New York State carries a sentence of between five and 25 years in a state prison, but petit larceny carries a maximum sentence of just one year in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Rolon's record dates back to 1991 and includes charges of rape, robbery, assault and drug dealing, according to reports.
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A collapsed bankrupt society.
Is protective coloration involved?
Since petit (petty) means small, probably theft of less than a stated amount.
So, I looked it up. Cornell law School says:
petty larceny
Petty larceny or petty theft (commonly spelled petit larceny) is a term used to describe thefts where the value of the property taken is low. States often set a specific dollar amount as a ceiling for petty larceny charges. For example, in Oklahoma, petty larceny is a theft where the value of property taken is $1,000 or less. Petty larceny is generally a misdemeanor and is punishable by fines or relatively short jail sentence (for example, less than one year).
In contrast, grand larceny refers to thefts where the value of the property taken is high. States generally set a specific dollar amount as a floor for grand larceny charges. The punishments for grand larceny are more severe than petty larceny and may include larger fines and longer sentences in state prison.
[Last updated in August of 2020 by the Wex Definitions Team]
See my post #16...........
LOL
Yeah, “petty” is actually “petit.” They sound the same and mean the same. Small like a little girl. Still a class A misdemeanor in NY. Sounds like the prosecutor here is letting the thief get away without a felony. Soft on crime.
Ain’t no way I’d live up north.....
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