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Thieves stealing tires from business on Sooke Road caught by alert citizen on Easter Sunday

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West Shore RCMP is crediting an alert citizen who reported a suspicious vehicle outside a business on Easter Sunday.

The person called West Shore RCMP at about 5 a.m. to report a pickup truck parked against the back of a tire shop on Sooke Rd in Langford.

Police arrived to find a female inside the truck and a man crawling on the ground next to it.

A large number of tires believed to be stolen from the shop were found in the back of the vehicle.

Both individuals were arrested, and a representative of the business was able to confirm that the tires belonged to their shop.

Andrew Trueman, 37, and 45-year-old Carol Poole have been released on bail and are set to appear in court again on May 4, 2017.

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