NYSentencing

§ 35.25   Justification;  use of physical force to prevent or
                   terminate larceny or criminal mischief.
    A  person  may use physical force, other than deadly physical
force, upon another  person  when  and  to  the  extent  that  he or she 
reasonably  believes such to be necessary to prevent or terminate
what he or she reasonably believes to be  the  commission  or  attempted
commission  by  such  other  person  of  larceny  or  of criminal
mischief with respect to property other than premises.