Vehicle Break Ins

• ‘Whatever they can get their hands on’: Winnipeg vehicle break-ins unlikely to result in arrest

  A report by Winnipeg police shows that only 0.4 per cent of thefts of $5,000 or less from vehicles are ever solved. The good news? The thefts are trending down.

  Aug 11, 2025
  
• Hamilton man faces 30 charges tied to thefts from vehicles in downtown

  Hamilton police say they followed up on a rash of calls late last Thursday in which a number of citizens reported vehicle entries in the downtown core.

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  Feb 23, 2023
  
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• 2 arrested in string of vehicle thefts, break-ins in Peterborough: police

  The two arrests occurred on Wednesday afternoon when officers located a vehicle that had been reported stolen on Tuesday.

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  Oct 28, 2022
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• 1 arrested, 1 sought following vehicle break-in: Peterborough police

  Officers responded to residents' calls of suspicious activity in the area of McDonnel and Stewart streets and noticed two men taking items out of a car that had a broken window.

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  Oct 20, 2022
• Guelph man charged with several vehicle break-ins

  Guelph police say three vehicles were broken into around the West Willow Woods neighbourhood on Oct. 13.

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  Nov 2, 2020
• Peterborough man found with stolen property from vehicles: police

  Police responded to the area of George and Princess streets for reports of a man rummaging through vehicles.

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  Sep 28, 2020
• Guelph police charge 3 amid spike in reported vehicle break-ins

  Guelph police have charged three people as the city sees a spike in reported vehicle break-ins.

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  Apr 23, 2020
• Peterborough police investigating rash of vehicle break-ins

  Police are investigating reported vehicle break-ins on several streets this week.

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  Mar 18, 2020
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• Over 400 cars broken into in Waterloo region this year, police say

  Last year, Waterloo Regional Police say there were 3,476 reports of vehicles being broken into. So far in 2020, there have already been more than 400 such reports.

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  Feb 12, 2020
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• OPP investigating string of break-ins, thefts after vehicle stolen in Battersea, Ont.

  Police are encouraging residents to take extra care to lock their vehicle and homes, and not to leave any valuables in their cars.

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  Jan 6, 2020