What about crime that don’t change history?
TEAs generally overlook most other non-violent criminal acts, because that results in no real impact, unless it’s the sort of crime that will have historic impact.
Remember, stealing culturally important items would change history. Even if ‘changing history ‘is not the purpose of doing that, it will be considered as a deliberate attempt to change history.
Incidentally, all three MTPs would like us to ask you to stop the new trend of running off with the Mona Lisa immediately after its painted in 1505, not only do they find that very tiresome to keep dealing with that, but it’s just sitting in da Vinci’s unlocked workshop, you just walked in and took it, that’s not any challenge. Also, it’s still unfinished at that point, da Vince continued to work on it until 1516, and it wouldn’t become famous until it was stolen in 1911, so stealing it early means you have an unfinished, unfamous version, which you will not be allowed to keep. They have all indicated they will start prosecuting that particular annoyance.
But if you wish to steal things that are not important, no one is stopping from doing that…a little. Do not be a nuisance, and even little thefts are above the background noise and they will have to look into it a little.
As for other crimes, violent crimes, especially ones done in particularly heinous ways, they can and will prosecute you for those. And it’s not particularly difficult to prove the case, they can easy confirm how history normally goes, so any changes were due to you.