Woman accused of stealing cell phones from vehicle parked at gas station

CHUBBUCK — A Bannock County woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing cell phones out of a vehicle at a Chubbuck gas station.

Crystal Santana Martinez, 38, has been charged with two counts of robbery.

Court documents state that Chubbuck police officers responded to a robbery call on Aug. 18, just after 1 a.m. The victims reported that a woman had taken their phones and demanded money. They gave police a description of the vehicle that Martinez allegedly left the scene in.

One of the victims stayed in the vehicle while the other went into the gas station. The one who stayed in the vehicle reported Martinez had been making “weird gestures” with her hands before she approached the victim’s vehicle.

Martinez allegedly reached through the passenger window and stole both victims’ phon