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Oct. 18, 2024 / 3:52 PM

Mystery safe dumped at side of Texas road

A large combination safe with unknown contents was found dumped at the side of a road outside San Antonio. Photo courtesy of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office/Facebook

A large combination safe with unknown contents was found dumped at the side of a road outside San Antonio. Photo courtesy of the Bexar County Sheriff's Office/Facebook

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Police in Texas are attempting to solve the mystery of a large safe that was dumped at the side of the road on a cul-de-sac.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said the locked safe was found on the cul-de-sac of Stevens Pkwy and Sam Houston Way in the San Antonio area.

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Witnesses described the person who dumped the safe as a man between the ages of 50 and 60, and driving a newer-model Chevrolet Silverado truck.

"The driver exited the truck and pulled a large combination safe from the bed of the truck," the Sheriff's Office said. "He dumped it on the side of the road."

The contents of the safe remain a mystery.

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