Utah
Utah man claims he burglarized same home under construction 10 times
A Nice Grove man has been arrested for allegedly burglarizing a number of properties beneath building, together with one dwelling practically a dozen occasions previously six months. (Spaxiax, Shutterstock)
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PLEASANT GROVE — A person who claims he burglarized the identical dwelling beneath building about 10 occasions, as a result of he was in debt, has been arrested.
Spencer Gordon Olson, 33, of Nice Grove, was booked into the Utah County Jail on Wednesday for investigation of 5 counts of housebreaking and three counts of theft.
In keeping with a police reserving affidavit, Nice Grove police have been referred to as to the identical dwelling beneath building at the least six occasions since December. In every case, a person was noticed on surveillance video coming into the house and taking instruments and others gadgets, the affidavit states.
On Monday, the person was seen breaking into the home once more. This time, officers arrived in time to search out Olson who was carrying a drill, flashlight, hacksaw and a backpack. When questioned, “Spencer admitted that the backpack with instruments have been within the occasion he ought to want them to get into the house,” in keeping with the affidavit.
As investigators continued to interview Olson, he informed them he had returned to the house about 10 occasions over the previous six months and “claimed to have taken building instruments from the house on a number of events, together with drills, hand carts and different gadgets,” the affidavit states.
He additionally admitted to taking doorbell cameras and sensible thermostats from one other dwelling beneath building, that have been nonetheless of their containers and ready to be put in, in keeping with the affidavit. Police later discovered these gadgets on the market on Fb Market.
“Spencer admitted that he deliberate to promote the gadgets to repay debt,” police said.
Police then served a search warrant on Olson’s dwelling the place extra property, allegedly taken from different job websites, was discovered.
“Detectives recovered a number of drills, microwave, Logitech doorbell, 2 Ecobee sensible thermostats and different building instruments. Spencer reported that he visited a number of job websites round Utah and Salt Lake County, however couldn’t bear in mind all of them. Spencer mentioned he couldn’t bear in mind all of the property he has stolen from these job websites,” in keeping with the affidavit.