A man known to the police and courts faces charges for allegedly trying to steal property planted by the Prince George RCMP to catch thieves.
Aaron Joseph Glover, 34, was arrested on Thurs., Feb. 28 remains in custody on counts of theft under $5,000, breaching a release order and breaching probation.
Glover has a criminal record for petty crime.
In all, six people were arrested over the course of two days that the so-called bait property was deployed in the city's downtown. Other than Glover, the others were released on documents to appear in court on June 3.
"Our bait programs are an effective use of our resources and produce positive results every time they are deployed in our community" said Staff Sgt. Kent MacNeill, acting Operations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.
"We want thieves to think twice before they make a decision to take anything that does not belong to them."
