Police arrested a 26-year-old man for the theft of a motor vehicle and trailer in Downer on Tuesday afternoon.
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At about 12.15pm, police officers saw a man on Antill Street, Dickson who they knew was in breach of bail.
When they approached the man, he ran towards Downer where police lost sight of him.
Later at about 1.50pm, police received a report a man had stolen a white Toyota Landcruiser from Padbury Street, Downer.
Police located the man outside Coles in Manuka, at 4.30pm and arrested him for breach of bail.
He told police his identification was in his vehicle parked on Bouganville Street, Manuka.
At the time of arrest, the man was in possession of keys for the stolen white Toyota Landcruiser which was parked on Bouganville Street, and attached to the Landcruiser was a grey trailer that had also been reported as stolen.
The man was taken to the ACT Watch House and charged with take vehicle without authority, theft and breaching bail conditions.
Both the vehicle and trailer were forensically examined and returned to their owners.
