NORTH Vancouver RCMP arrested a man after officers observed him unsuccessfully attempting to break the lock off a bicycle.

On June 10 at around 6 p.m., officers were conducting proactive patrols along the Marine Drive corridor when they observed a man attempting to cut the lock of a bicycle with bolt cutters. Officers watched from a distance as the man struggled to cut the lock. He then removed the bike’s seat and tried to use it to pry the lock open. After an unsuccessful attempt to steal the bike, the man gave up.

Officers quickly moved in and arrested the man for attempted theft and mischief. As the investigation unfolded, officers noted the man was on conditions not to possess break-in tools and not to touch bicycles. During the subsequent search of the suspect, police located stolen identification cards. The man is facing multiple charges and is set to appear in court on July 17.

“People often ask what our officers do when they are not directly responding to active service calls,” said Constable Mansoor Sahak, Media Relations Officer for North Vancouver RCMP. “Our response to them, as shown by the work of these officers, is that 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.”