KENORA, Ont. -- In hindsight, an Edmonton man may have wanted to let the Kenora OPP officer pass him by without drawing attention to himself.

However, after waving his hands at a passing officer on patrol in the area of Highway 17A and Highway 641 and continuing to the point of a rude gesture, the hitchhiker had the officer at the point of feeling a need to address the subject's actions. The officer learned the man wanted a ride to the nearest town.

After some discussion the officer chose to assist the man and in the process because aware of two credit cards that did not belong to him. The officer decided to look further into the property in his possession. The investigation revealed the man was in possession of two stolen credit cards, stolen GPS, iPod charger and a Black Berry which he had obtained from various sources while travelling through Winnipeg.

Dragutin Cabor, 19, of Edmonton has been charged with possession of property obtained by crime.