A Port Authority Police Inspector is to thank for nabbing a wanted robbery suspect after catching him red-handed Friday morning.

Inspector Geraldo Silva was outside One PATH Plaza in Jersey City when he discovered Brian Pearson, 43, using wire cutters to snip the lock attached to a bicycle near Chickpea Restaurant, police said.

Upon a criminal history check, Silva discovered the Jersey City resident also had an open robbery and theft warrant from a previous incident.

When the inspector searched him further, he found a glass pipe with suspected crack cocaine residue and a screwdriver.

He was arrested and charged with theft by unlawful taking, possession of burglar tools, bail jumping and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Pearson has four prior arrests, most recently from September 2016.

Additional reporting by Stephanie Pagones