In many states, if the value of the property taken is low (for example, less than $500) the crime is petty theft, but it is grand theft for larger amounts, designated misdemeanor, or felony, respectively. Theft is synonymous with larceny..
Area Information. Lindsay, Ontario - Lindsay is a community of 20,354 people (2006 census) on the Scugog River in the Kawartha Lakes region of south-eastern Ontario, Canada. It is approximately 43 km (27 mi) west of Peterborough. It is the seat of the City of Kawartha Lakes (formerly Victoria County), and the hub for business and commerce in the region. Lindsay Transit provides bus service to the community and surrounding area.
The construction of the Port Hope, Lindsay and Beaverton Railway in 1857 (when the town also acquired a post office) fostered the growth of the community, which became a thriving shipping point for timber and grain. Until the 1860s, Omemee competed with Lindsay as the largest town in Victoria County. At its zenith in the late 1800s, Omemee had a grist mill, two sawmills, a tannery, a foundry, a shingle mill, a cloth mill, three churches, four hotels, an elementary and secondary school, and a newspaper.