Surrey RCMP say a B次元官网网址渉oliday bait packageB次元官网网址� project has uncovered the cityB次元官网网址檚 naughty and nice.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas the MountiesB次元官网网址� Property Crime Target Team (PCTT) conducted a project in two local malls with B次元官网网址渟omewhat surprising results.B次元官网网址�

Police said PCTT investigators placed packages containing B次元官网网址渘ame brand electronics and jewelry boxes in bagsB次元官网网址� from local merchants in areas around the shopping mall B次元官网网址渟uch as the food court and seating areas.B次元官网网址�

Plainclothes officers kept watch over the packages to see if any thieves would take advantage of the situation.

RCMP said that during the five-day project, three men were arrested for alleged theft of a bait package. The three suspects, police said, B次元官网网址渉ad a history of property crime or related criminal code offences.B次元官网网址�

Those men have all since been released to appear in court on later dates while the investigations continue.

But the project came with some good news, too.

Investigators said they were B次元官网网址減leasantly surprised by the number of Good SamaritansB次元官网网址� who saw the unattended packages and turned them into a customer service booth or a security guard. Some B次元官网网址渟imply watched over the package in hopes of the owner returning.B次元官网网址�

Police said B次元官网网址渢hese simple acts of kindnessB次元官网网址� happened seven times throughout the bait package project.

B次元官网网址淭his is the first time our Property Crime (Target) Team has done a bait package project in Surrey,B次元官网网址� said Staff Sgt. Mike Hall, acting pro-active enforcement officer.

B次元官网网址淥nly having three subjects steal the package compared to the seven individuals who did the right thing was quite refreshing, especially around the holiday season.B次元官网网址�

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