The lawyer, Gregory H. Stanton, is wanted on charges of malicious wounding, destruction of property and larceny.
Mr. Taveras was arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen property, petit larceny and possession of burglars' tools (that screwdriver).
In New York, Mr. Brandl faces charges of possession of stolen property, grand larceny, scheming to defraud and criminal impersonation, Mr. Brown said.
She said that Mr. Jacobs, 35, of Manhattan, and the driver were arrested and charged with criminal possession of stolen property, grand larceny — both felonies — and possession of burglary tools.
Officer Velme and a woman, Kristine Rizzo, 33, were charged Tuesday with possession of stolen property, burglary, larceny and conspiracy after investigators found stolen home furnishings in Ms. Rizzo's New York home, the police said.
Armstrong claims that "the police are now taking more assets than the criminals," but this isn't exactly right: The FBI also tracks property losses from larceny and theft, in addition to plain ol' burglary.
On the whole, the states that increased the theft threshold had greater decreases in property crime and larceny rates than the states that did not increase the threshold.
The unauthorized borrowing of another's property is not larceny if there is an intent to return the property, nor is larceny committed by someone who takes goods in the mistaken belief that they are his own property.
The Pew researchers examined "crime trends in 23 states" that have raised the dollar threshold for felony theft and concluded that it had "no impact on overall property crime or larceny rates".
He was charged with possession of stolen property and grand larceny, both felonies.
