SALT LAKE CITY — A man has been arrested and accused of stealing more than $4,000 worth of boat electronics from a store in North Salt Lake.
Chance Robinson was arrested Friday and faces charges of burglary, possession of drug paraphernalia, and prohibited dangerous weapon conduct.
According to court documents, Roger's Marine Performance reported that in the early morning hours on June 23, an individual entered the property and stole $4,449.04 of boat electronics from two different boats.
When officers reviewed surveillance footage from the store, they saw a suspect, later identified as Robinson, driving away in what appeared to be a White GMC Yukon or Escalade. When police analyzed the footage, they determined the vehicle to be an Escalade registered to Robinson.
Officers located the vehicle at an AutoZone in South Salt Lake. According to police, Robinson was standing in front of the vehicle and appeared to be fixing it. Robinson was arrested, and a passenger who was in the vehicle was detained.
Investigators say the passenger told them that Robinson was the only person who drove the vehicle and admitted to officers that she had drugs inside the car. When police searched the vehicle, they found a gun, several lighters, a pipe, brass knuckles, and a magazine drum with 9MM rounds inside. Also inside the vehicle were methamphetamine and a prescription bottle that didn't have Robinson's or his passengers' names on it.
During the investigation, police also discovered that the Escalade driven by Robinson was actually a GMC Yukon that had been disguised. Detectives say the vehicle's doors, logos, emblems, steering wheel, and even VIN numbers had been swapped.
