Burnaby RCMP arrested two men wanted on outstanding warrants and recovered a stack of stolen Christmas presents all in one fell swoop Thursday.
Police got a call at 10:50 a.m. reporting a theft from a vehicle at Metrotown mall, according to Burnaby RCMP.
At the scene they found a car with the rear passenger side window smashed out.
They were told Christmas presents had been stolen from the vehicle.
After getting a description of two male suspects, officers patrolled the area and picked up two men in their 30s outside the mall.
Checks on the pair found they were wanted on warrants from other jurisdictions, one suspect by Transit Police and Surrey RCMP and the other man in Vancouver and Port Moody.
The stolen presents, meanwhile, were found ditched in the parking lot with the gift wrapping torn off, according to police.
The owner of the presents was just happy to get them back and didn’t press charges, police said.
The incident is a good example of what not to do with your gifts while shopping, according to Burnaby RCMP.
“If you are shopping this weekend, please do not make your vehicle a target for thieves, don’t leave anything such as gifts or electronics in plain sight,” Cpl. Mike Kalanj said in a press release.
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