By: Tim Petruk, KTW

A unique hockey jersey helped police in Merritt track down a thief who stole a bike from Canadian Tire.

Court heard Terrance Roman walked into the store on July 25 and took off on a bike worth $300.

“He was wearing a very distinctive Minnesota Wild hockey jersey,” Crown prosecutor Frank Caputo said.

“He was discovered at a local coffee shop nearby. He was wearing that same jersey and the bicycle was discovered nearby.”

Roman, 51, pleaded guilty in Kamloops provincial court on Friday to one count of theft under $5,000.

He was handed a five-day jail sentence.