RENTON, Wash. — An 18-year-old Tacoma man was arrested by the Renton Police Department (RPD) for several charges surrounding two car thefts, which they say he achieved using a key fob programming device to gain access to the vehicles—all while out on bond from another case.
On Nov. 14, Martin Sandoval Cunningham was arrested on the following charges:
- Two counts of motor vehicle theft
- Two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle
- Second-degree identity theft
- Theft of a firearm
The man is believed to have used a device to reprogram key fobs of his own to gain access to a Jeep Cherokee SRT from Renton in August, and a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk from Seattle in October, which also contained identification materials for a woman, and a man’s handgun.
He’s also accused of being in possession of two more stolen vehicles at one point or another…