An Oak Bay police officer took at Oak Bay High seriously and set himself a trap this morning.

, the departmentB次元官网网址檚 school liaison offer, used a police mountain bike as bait near Oak Bay High School. He watched the bike for several hours until a man approached, opened his backpack and began cutting the lock.

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Now that's some good police work!

B次元官网网址� Sgt Rob Smith (@OakBayCop)

A 45-year-old man is in custody facing charges including attempted theft under $5,000, mischief under $5,000, possession of break in tools, possession of stolen property including credit cards.

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