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SALT LAKE CITY — A man with an extensive history of theft and burglary, who allegedly told police during his prior arrest that he'd go right back to stealing once he got out of jail, has been arrested again after apparently staying true to his word.
Anthony Jack, 44, was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on Sunday for investigation of two counts of having someone else's bank card, drug possession, possession of burglary tools, theft by receiving stolen property and failing to disclose his identity to police.
On Sunday, Salt Lake City police were called to a parking garage near 111 East and 300 South on a report of a burglary. Officers located Jack — who matched the description of the person in the garage — walking near 250 South State.
"A witness reported Jack actively looking into car windows while walking northbound on State Street," according to Salt Lake City police.
In addition to having outstanding warrants, police say Jack had two stolen credit cards and had drugs in his pockets, as well as "a bag of physical keys and electronic keycards belonging to several local businesses."
Earlier this month, Jack was arrested in connection with a break-in at an office belonging to the Utah Attorney General's Office at the Heber M. Wells Building. At the time of his arrest in that case, Jack told an officer "that he has done this before and when he gets out of jail, he will do it again," according to a police booking affidavit.
When he was arrested Sunday, he made a similar promise by telling officers that "we should book everything for safekeeping because he will be right back out and continue to commit the same crimes," the affidavit states.
Jack's criminal history in Utah goes back to at least 1997, according to court records.
