A 24-year-old man suspected of breaking into a home and stealing two vehicles on Thursday morning is facing five charges.
Travis Inias Basil, who has an extensive criminal record, has been charged with one count each of theft over $5,000, theft of a motor vehicle, mischief, theft $5,000 or under and possession of stolen property under $5,000.
In a press release issued Thursday following his arrest, Prince George RCMP said they were called at 6 a.m. to a break and enter at a McQueen Avenue home, off Tabor Boulevard in the Highglen area, where they determined that a sport utility vehicle as well as electronics, credit cards and the vehicle's keys, were stolen.
Then, at 7:43 a.m., a report that a minivan had been stolen from a home on Jarvis Street in the Lakewood neighbourhood was called in. Less than a half hour later, at 8:08 a.m., the sport utility vehicle was located with significant front-end damage on Chingee Avenue, off Tabor in the Lakewood area.
At about 11:25 a.m., a general duty officer spotted the minivan at a gas station on 20th Avenue near Victoria Street and the lone occupant was arrested without incident.
Court records indicate Basil had been released from jail on Wednesday after being in custody since Oct. 16 on a charge of breaching his probation.
