A 47-year-old Nanaimo man was arrested Wednesday, after stealing a vehicle from a mall parking lot.
Just after 1 p.m. on March 23rd, a truck was stolen from the parking lot of the North Town Centre Mall.
The owner of the truck, who works at the mall, was looking out into the parking lot when he saw his own pick up being driven away.
The man immediately called 911 with several officers driving patrol and unmarked vehicles responding.
Less than ten minutes later, the red pick up with a canopy was spotted by officers driving southbound on Highway 19A, near the Departure Bay intersection.
Officers kept a close eye on the vehicle until the driver parked in a parking lot on Larch Street, unaware of their presence due to their unmarked vehicles.
When the driver began to walk away from the vehicle, several police vehicles approached.
The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
47-year-old David McCauley was held in police custody overnight to appear in court on Thursday, March 24th.
McCauley faces charges of Possession of Stolen Property over $5000 and Possession of Break in Tools.
