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Man Admits To Stealing Van At Hospital In NY, Burglarizing CT Post Office
A man moved quickly after being discharged from a Manhattan hospital, stealing a van before breaking into a Fairfield County post office and attempting to steal packages.
Leon Clinedinst, 37, formerly of Ocala, Florida, pleaded guilty this week in Bridgeport Court to one count of burglary of a U.S. post office, and one count of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle following an incident in January.
Clinedinst admitted that on Saturday, Jan. 25, after being dismissed from Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, he proceeded to steal a van from the hospital’s garage and drove to a Stam…