Calgary Vehicle Theft

• Calgary police make arrests in $1.2M auto thefts

  Investigators compared evidence from the scenes and were able to identify two possible offenders. Police arrested a man and a woman.

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  Dec 6, 2022
  
• Calgary police warn against leaving cars running unattended during cold snap

  “You're leaving a gift for anybody, because it is a crime of opportunity."

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  Nov 30, 2022
  
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• Calgary police launch Operation Cold Start 2021 to warn drivers of warm-up thefts

  Operation Cold Start sees officers patrol communities looking for vehicles left running and unattended.

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  Feb 1, 2021
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• 25-year-old man facing 40 charges following break-and-enter investigation: Calgary police

  In June, the Centralized Break and Enter Team conducted a targeted operation to address residential break and enters in Calgary where high-value vehicles were stolen. 

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  Jul 23, 2020
• Gone in 60 seconds: Police warn Calgary drivers not to leave running vehicles unlocked

  Last month alone, Calgary police said 80 of the vehicles reported stolen throughout the city were left running.

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  Dec 12, 2019
• Calgary police charge 6 people in alleged test-drive vehicle thefts

  Calgary police have charged six people accused of stealing vehicles while taking them for test drives.

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  Jun 21, 2019
• Vehicle thefts in Calgary see a rise since last year

  In Calgary, a sharp rise of stolen vehicles in February led to a higher number of vehicle thefts in the past four months compared to the same period last year.

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  May 19, 2018
• Calgary police look for solutions to easy-to-steal vehicles

  As many as one in five vehicles stolen in 2017 were swiped because the keys were left inside an unattended vehicle.

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  Jan 30, 2018
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• Almost 700 unlocked vehicles left running with keys inside in last 2 weeks: Calgary police

  Calgary officers found 697 unlocked vehicles left running with keys inside in a two-week period starting on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018.

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  Jan 19, 2018
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• Man and woman facing drug, theft charges after vehicle stolen from northwest Calgary

  Police investigating a stolen vehicle taken from a home in Calgary’s Edgemont neighbourhood have charged a man and a woman with more than a dozen drug and theft-related offences.

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  Jan 4, 2018