Repeat Offender Busted Again
By 250 News
Prince George,B.C. – When Prince George RCMP responded to a suspicious vehicle in Salmon Valley early this morning, they got more than they had bargained for.
As police neared the scene a trucker, who had been monitoring the police radio, told them there was a truck parked near the Salmon Valley Bridge and he believed it was the truck they were looking for.
When police located the truck, they discovered it had been stolen and a female passenger in the truck was monitoring a radio.
Police began to track footprints in the snow away from the truck to a nearby residence. As they approached the home they heard screaming and observed a man fleeing the scene
A short time later the suspect was arrested in a bush after putting up a struggle. He had in his possession property stolen from the nearby home.
After arresting the 22 year old man, police discovered that at the time of his arrest he was serving 3 probation orders for similar crimes. He has 18 previous convictions, mostly for stolen vehicles and break and entry into homes.
In one of the more recent incidents, a passenger riding in his stolen vehicle died when the vehicle hit a light standard.
Police say they are thankful for the help by the passing trucker and the alert neighbor who witnessed the break and entry.
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