A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing nearly $40,000 in fine art from a Vancouver art gallery, police said Tuesday, noting the suspect has more than 115 previous convictions..Vancouver Police Department (VPD) officers arrested the chronic offender Saturday after the gallery owner called 911 to report “a known thief” had wandered in before stealing a valuable piece of art..Later that day investigators executed a search warrant and recovered a second piece of art which had been stolen from the same store a day prior..Francis Boivin, 50, has been charged with two counts of theft over $5,000..“Our officers responded quickly, reviewed security video, and immediately recognized the suspect,” said VPD’s Sgt. Steve Addison..“The thief had fled prior to our arrival, but the officers drove to his home in East Vancouver, waited for him, and arrested him when he arrived home carrying the stolen art.”.READ MORE: Prolific offender with hundreds of police files released in Kelowna, again
