Possible Clues:

• Nearly neglected to arrest leader of criminals for rustling, say
• What is awfully clear -- New York crime
• ''Petty'' crime
• One takes something for it
• Trespassory taking + removal
• Grand theft, for example
• Petty crime, sometimes
• Crime that may be petty or grand
• The French admit race to American city is a crime
• Crime of non-clergy holding service around church