Operation Cold Start

• 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.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2022
  
• ‘Gone in seconds’: Edmonton police remind drivers to not leave vehicles running & unlocked

  Edmonton police said unlocked, idling vehicles aren't just being stolen from homes — they're also being taken when people run inside a store, thinking they'll only be a minute.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2021
  
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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.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2021
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• 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.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2019
• Calgary police remind motorists to not leave vehicles unattended

  CPS' Staff Sgt. Graeme Smiley said this type of crime can happen anywhere and just because you don't live downtown doesn't mean it can happen to you.

  Canada

  Jan 28, 2019
• 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.

  Crime

  Jan 30, 2018
• 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.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2018
• Almost 900 vehicles found at risk during Operation Cold Start: Calgary police

  Calgary police have released the numbers from a campaign aimed at stopping drivers from leaving vehicles unlocked while they warm up on cold winter mornings.

  Crime

  Dec 9, 2016
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• Cold weather wreaks havoc on Calgary vehicles

  The plunging thermometer is boosting the number of responses for the Calgary Police Service’s Operation Cold Start.

  Consumer

  Dec 6, 2016