Idaho‘s Meridian Police Department (MPD) announced that they arrested Brian Robertson (29) in connection to a series of allegedly stolen parts from RVs across the Treasure Valley on Tuesday.
According to a report, there were multiple reports of RV parts theft in the Ten Mile and Ustick area in early October. Then, in the middle of October, MPD received information about a suspicious car at a storage facility in Meridian.
MPD officers made initial contact with the suspect in early November. Robertson was found with drug paraphernalia as he was exiting his vehicle. According to MPD, several items that were reported to be stolen were discovered in his vehicle.
Authorities found that Roberston rented two storage units that held stolen parts. They issued warrants on the two units, where over $24,000 worth of stolen property was discovered.
Brian Robertson was arrested and accused of five counts of felony burglary, five counts of felony grand theft, three counts of felony malicious injury to property, and one count of felony possession of controlled substances. He was also charged with two misdemeanors (D.U.I and possessing drug paraphernalia).
The Meridian Police Department encourages anyone who has been the victim of vehicle or RV part theft and hasn’t yet reported it yet to call the department at (208) 888-6678 to file a report.