A contractor caught an an employee stealing jewelry from a client's house in Brick and had him arrested, police said.
Steven T. Ohleth, 34, of Brick was arrested Dec. 31 and charged with a theft of jewelry at a residence located on Arbor Road, in Brick.
Ohleth was at the residence while employed by a local contractor doing repair work. After several days of work, some jewelry was missing that was taken during the time the work was performed, police said.
The homeowner contacted the company’s owner, who discovered that one of his employees had allegedly taken the items, police said.
The Brick Police then became involved in the investigation and arrested Ohleth. Ohleth had taken the jewelry to two local shops that buy used jewelry. One of the jewelry stores had already melted and sold some of the jewelry for scrap, but one of the stores still had the jewelry in their possession.
This jewelry will be returned to the homeowner, police said.
After Ohleth was arrested, he was transported to Brick Police Headquarters where he was charged with theft of movable property. Ohleth was released on his own recognizance on a criminal summons pending court proceedings.
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