MARDELA SPRINGS, Md.– The Wicomico County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man accused of stealing a safe containing coins.
Investigators said on Thursday, 43-year-old Leonard G. Hess of Bivalve took the safe from a house being renovated on Old Bradley Road in Mardela Springs.
Police said that during the investigation, Hess- who was working the house- was identified as the suspect who took the safe. Authorities said that during a subsequent interview, Hess admitted to the theft and described how he forced the safe open to steal the collection of silver coins inside.
Hess was arrested and charged with two counts of theft: less than $1,000 value, and one count of theft-scheme: less than $1,000. He was then released on his own recognizance.
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