A boat mechanic is facing charges after authorities said a trailer and multiple boat motors that were stolen in Sunrise were tracked with an Apple AirTag to his home in Miami-Dade, where investigators allegedly found more stolen items.
Hector Rodriguez-Lafuentes, 53, was arrested Monday on charges including grand theft of a vehicle, grand theft, possession of a vessel with no hull identification, and possession of an outboard motor with an altered serial number.
According to arrest reports, a trailer worth $8,000 and three Mercury outboard engines with a total value of $30,000 were stolen in Sunrise.
The owner tracked them with an AirTag to a property on S. River Drive in northwest Miami-Dade then called authorities, the reports said…