A West Vancouver constable who stopped to help a stranded motorist one recent Sunday morning was good enough to give the man a lift to a waiting jail cell.
The officer was on patrol around 2 a.m. on Jan. 25 when he happened by a man carrying two gas cans and walking on 21st Street near Capilano Road, according to a West Vancouver Police Department press release.
The officer offered the man a ride to his car but became suspicious during their conversation as the two carried the gas cans to a vehicle parked nearby.
A quick radio check determined the vehicle had been reported stolen in Abbotsford one day earlier and the suspect was arrested without incident.
After he had been booked, officers linked the man with property stolen from a West Vancouver break-and-enter and electronics reported stolen from a vehicle in North Vancouver.
Brian Johnson, a 32-year-old Burnaby man, is now facing one charge of possession of stolen property under $5,000.
Johnson was kept in custody and made his first appearance in court on Jan. 26. He is due back in North Vancouver provincial court on Feb. 10.
