Lock It Or Lose It

• ‘Lock it or lose it’: Warning issued as stolen vehicle rates soar in Alberta

  The Alberta Motor Association says there was a 17 per cent rise in stolen vehicles in 2022 over 2021 as, on average, 57 vehicles were swiped each day.

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  Dec 8, 2023
  
• Vernon vehicle theft proves significance of ‘lock it or lose it’, say RCMP

  The vehicle was tracked using the owner's cellphone, which RCMP said was still in the stolen vehicle.

  Crime

  Apr 7, 2021
  
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• Thieves taking advantage of unattended cars left running: London police

  Police have responded to 27 reports of unattended vehicles being stolen while they were left running since the start of November 2020.

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  Jan 8, 2021
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• Cobourg, Ont., police remind drivers to ‘lock it or lose it’

  Cobourg police say the hustle and bustle of the holiday season mean vehicles are often left unlocked, and valuables left in plain sight, encouraging theft.

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  Dec 16, 2020
• Lindsay woman arrested following reported thefts from unlocked vehicles: police

  City of Kawartha Lakes police responded to a report of a wallet stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Cambridge Street early Sunday morning.

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  Jan 13, 2020
• Lindsay woman charged with debit card theft, fraud: police

  Police allege the woman stolen a debit card from an unlocked vehicle in early October.

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  Oct 30, 2019
• Waterloo police urge drivers to lock their vehicles following rise in reported thefts

  Police say there have already been 1,150 reported thefts from vehicles so far this year.

  Crime

  May 10, 2019
• Bike theft problem getting worse in Kelowna

  "The message is still not getting out there."

  Crime

  Aug 24, 2018
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• Danielle Smith: Alberta car theft problem needs 3-step solution

  Alberta could learn how to handle its problem with surging car thefts by looking to Winnipeg as a province that took control of the problem.

  Mar 9, 2018
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• Number of vehicle thefts in Alberta ‘staggering’: AMA

  Alberta has about 11 per cent of the national population, but accounts for 29 per cent of all vehicle thefts. In January, one quarter of the stolen vehicles had their keys inside at the time.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2018