KELOWNA – He took the bait and now he’s been hooked on vehicle theft charges.
Just hours before the Mounties held a news conference in Kelowna Thursday morning to announce the unveiling of this winter’s Bait Sled Program, a thief fell for the foil.
RCMP had parked a pickup truck with an attached trailer holding a snowmobile at a hotel near the Kelowna airport. A GPS device was hidden in the snowmobile.
At about 5:00 a.m., police received a signal that the truck and trailer were being moved.
Officers tracked the signal and arrested a 31-year-old north Okanagan man who is known to police from previous investigations.
He’s being held in custody pending a court appearance.
Police say curtailing snowmobile thefts has to be a joint effort between themselves and the machine owners.
It’s advised the sleds be parked in well lit, high traffic areas and not where they can be loaded onto a truck.
Owners should also keep a record of the vehicle identification number, disable tow vehicles when not in use and invest in anti-theft devices.
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