A Burnaby man is facing charges after the car he allegedly stole ran out of gas.
A West Vancouver police officer was on patrol Sunday when he came across a man carrying two fuel cans near 21st Street and Capilano Road in North Vancouver shortly after 2 a.m. The officer stopped to help the man carry the containers to his nearby car, according to a media release from the West Vancouver Police Department.
As the conversation between the police officer and the man continued, the officer started to suspect the man might not own the vehicle. The officer ran a radio check on the licence plate number and determined the vehicle had been reported stolen in Abbotsford one day earlier, according to the release.
The man was arrested without incident and held in custody until his first court appearance in North Vancouver on Monday.
Burnaby resident Brian Willam Johnson is charged with possession of stolen property under $5,000, and released from custody. The 32-year-old is scheduled to return to court on Feb. 10.
