Property Crimes by Peejay

Arson

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-15 13:45:50 UTC

Setting reckless fire to a property such as a vehicle and house as a criminal act.

example: Ted is upset with his teacher and sets his tool shed on fire to get revenge

Vandalism

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-15 13:57:14 UTC

The act of destructing or damaging a public or private property

example: Chad and his friends thought it would be cool to spray paint the side of a building

Larceny

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-15 14:03:15 UTC

Stealing personal property

example: Taylor was jealous of the girl's new phone, so she stole it from her purse when she wasn't looking

Embezzlement

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-15 14:09:25 UTC

Theft of misappropriation of of funds placed in one's trust to belonging to one's employer

example: You let your friend keep your money in her account because your account froze. When you got it back, you were missing a few hundred dollars

Robbery

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-15 14:15:32 UTC

The action of taking something from a person or place with no shame

example: A man walks in a bank and threatens to shoot people if they don't give him money

Extortion

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-19 13:44:32 UTC

The practice of obtaining money, property, or services through force of threats, intimidation, and false claim of a right

example: Putting a person is fear of death in order to commit extortions

Burglary

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-19 13:56:04 UTC

Entry into a building illegally with intent to commit crime, especially theft

example: Andy decides to break in a house in the middle of the night and steal an Xbox

Forgery

pguinday72525 — 2015-10-19 14:00:21 UTC

The process of making and or imitating objects, statistics, or documents.

example: Andy found a black check that belongs to his mother and decides to keep it since he needed money. He forges her signature to cash in the check