Saanich Police are crediting a witness for helping them nab a suspect in the act of breaking into several cars in the early hours of Thursday morning.
On February 25th, shortly after midnight, a witness called police informing them of a suspicious person trying door handles of vehicles parked in the 3200-block of Glasgow Avenue.
Police attended the areas and confirmed that several vehicles had been entered and rummaged through.
The witness was able to provide a very detailed description of the suspect which helped officers locate the suspect nearby. Once arrested, officers found stolen items from one of the vehicles in the suspect’s possession.
“Thefts from vehicles continue to be an almost daily occurrence in Saanich with most of them occurring overnight,” Saanich Police said in a media release.
“The vehicles targeted are usually those that are unlocked but there have been some cases where thieves have broken windows to steal items that were in plain sight,” the release continued.
Police are crediting the witness as doing an “outstanding job in providing key descriptors of the suspect that helped officers quickly make an arrest.”
People are reminded to lock their vehicle doors and keep all items out of sight.
Since January 1st, 2021, Saanich Police have received 71 reports of thefts from vehicles in the municipality.
