SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who was hired to install garage doors acquired supplies by stealing doors from homes under construction, authorities said.
Police arrested 35-year-old Justin Thomas Strasburg Tuesday, The Deseret News reported.
Strasburg was arrested May 7 while in possession of about $1,500 in stolen garage door components. He was a suspect in thefts across Salt Lake and Utah counties, a police affidavit said.
After Strasburg’s release from the Salt Lake County Jail, a Utah County sheriff’s detective posed as a garage door buyer and set up an appointment with Strasburg in Eagle Mountain Tuesday, authorities said.
Strasburg fled from the officer and was apprehended after a vehicle and foot chase.
“In speaking with Justin, he admitted to being the suspect in eight separate incidents where garage doors, garage door openers, motors and other items for garage doors were taken,” the affidavit said.
Investigators contacted Strasburg’s previous employer and learned he allegedly was “responsible for approximately $20,000 in losses due to theft,” according to the affidavit.
No attorney was immediately listed for Strasburg in court records.
