North Vancouver RCMP have booked a bike thief after catching him in the act of trying to cut the lock with bolt cutters.
The incident happened Monday, June 10 around 6 p.m. Officers were on patrol along Marine Drive when they spotted the suspect struggling to break the bike’s lock. At one point, the man removed the bike’s seat and tried to use it as leverage to pry the lock open. Eventually, the suspect gave up and officers arrested him shortly after.
After they took him into custody, investigators found the suspect was already under court orders not to possess any break-in tools and not to touch bicycles. They also found him in possession of ID cards belonging to someone else.
Police have recommended several charges for the Crown to lay. The man is no longer in custody and must appear in North Vancouver Provincial Court on July 17.
In a statement, North Vancouver RCMP spokesperson Const. Mansoor Sahak said bike thefts are known to happen in the area.
“We are often proactively patrolling high-crime areas to prevent and deter crime from occurring. This is an example of intelligence-led policing using information provided directly by our crime analysts to respond to emerging crime trends in North Vancouver and beyond,” he said.
If your bike has been stolen, please report the theft to the North Vancouver RCMP at 604-985-1311.
