Car Theft

• Montreal police open fire while trying to stop car, police watchdog to investigate

  The Bureau des Enquêtes Indépendantes, which will investigate the shooting, said Montreal police were responding to a stolen vehicle when an officer opened fire.

  Crime

  Apr 18
  
• Leave Canada or sue? Auto theft victims consider their options as cases surge

  The surge in auto thefts has led to rises in home invasions, violent robberies and gun violence throughout the GTA, according to Toronto police.  

  Canada

  Apr 13
  
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• AirTags, GPS trackers can help car thieves. Here’s how to find them

  Experts and police say car thieves are using GPS tracking devices like Apple AirTags to track and then steal Canadians’ cars. Here’s what you can do to stop them.

  Crime

  Apr 3
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• Nearly 600 cars recovered in sweeping auto theft crackdown in Ontario, Quebec

  The Ontario Provincial Police and the Canada Border Services Agency said the majority of recovered cars — 483 of them — are from Ontario.

  Canada

  Apr 3
• How police hope new Ontario helicopters will help fight car theft, locate vulnerable missing people

  Four new police helicopters will help fight the car-theft crisis and assist searches for missing vulnerable people, the province and Toronto-area police forces say.

  Crime

  Apr 2
• 31 arrests in auto theft crackdown operation by police in Ontario, Montreal

  In a joint investigation called Project Volcano, police say more than two dozen arrests have been made in relation to auto theft of cars from Ontario through the port of Montreal.

  Crime

  Mar 22
• Auto theft: Ontario and Montreal police reportedly working on joint investigation

  An Ontario Province Police command post is parked at a Montreal police east operations centre in St-Léonard. More details are expected to emerge by week's end.

  Crime

  Mar 20
• Canada needs ‘auto czar’ to combat car theft problem, MPs hear

  Canada needs an 'auto czar,' among other measures, to combat the problem on ongoing car thefts, industry officials told lawmakers on Thursday.

  Canada

  Feb 29
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• Theft suspect takes BMW for test drive, does not return: Belleville police

  The suspect was dropped off in a silver Mercedes SUV, police say.

  Crime

  Feb 26
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• Why Ottawa is taking aim at Flipper Zero in its battle against auto theft

  As part of a wider effort to crack down on auto theft, officials announced intentions to ban “the importation, sale and use of consumer hacking devices, like flippers.”

  Tech

  Feb 16