Two Pompano Beach boat owners had electronics stolen from their vessels only weeks apart, and one of them believes the crimes are connected.
A man identified only as Scott said he found his 32-foot Tidewater missing its electronics on Friday. Two 12-inch Garmin screens were taken while the boat was docked at his home off Southeast 4th Street. Cameras caught only a masked and gloved person walking the dock around 3 a.m.
A few blocks away, on Southeast 2nd Street, a friend’s boat was also broken into. Scott said that theft happened at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 17. The thief took three Garmin screens, speakers and an amp, and cut wiring along the way.
Scott said he thinks the thefts are the work of a ring, though he believes different people are involved. He said the victims are still looking for answers and that he has not returned to his boat since the theft because it makes him sick.
