Vehicle Theft

• Violence towards police in Alberta highlighted as Mountie hit, dragged during arrest

  RCMP body-worn camera video shows how an arrest in Gibbons led to an officer having to jump into a moving vehicle and seize the keys from suspects trying to flee in a stolen truck.

  Crime

  Jul 31
  
• Thief allegedly drives off with vehicle just steps away from owner in Kelowna

  According to Nobi, the man behind the wheel was allegedly a customer he had just served.

  Canada

  Jul 22
  
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• Calgary police warn homeowners about string of brazen overnight break-ins

  Calgary police are issuing a warning to homeowners after a string of overnight, residential break and enters while the victims were and home and asleep in their beds.

  Crime

  Jun 17
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• Alberta now has Canada’s highest per-capita vehicle theft rate: report

  The association's report tracks thefts of household vehicles like cars, trucks, vans and SUVs and does not include thefts of commercial vehicles.

  Canada

  Feb 12
• These were Canada’s top 10 stolen vehicles in 2023

  As car theft finally decelerates in Canada after a surge in recent years, the country’s top 10 stolen vehicles for 2023 have been revealed – and they’re mostly SUVs.

  Canada

  Nov 19, 2024
• Home, vehicle thefts prompt warning to Okanagan homeowners, drivers to lock doors

  Kelowna resident Erica Krauseneck watched in real-time as a woman was caught by her neighbour allegedly snooping around her home.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2024
• Transportation minister looks for provinces, territories to collaborate on car thefts

  The federal transportation minister says national co-operation is needed to close loopholes criminals can use to re-sell stolen cars.

  Crime

  Oct 27, 2024
• As car theft decelerates, insurance claims are down in Canada

  New data by the Insurance Bureau of Canada showed insurance claims for auto theft went down by 19 per cent in the first six months of the year.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2024
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• Owner of stolen F-150 jumps into box, calls directions to Winnipeg police as thieves drive off

  Manitoba's Independent Investigation Unit is probing the theft of a truck Saturday in which the owner jumped into the box and relayed info on the stolen vehicle to police.

  Crime

  Sep 16, 2024
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• Car theft finally decelerating in Canada after surge — a ‘positive sign’

  A new report shows a 17 per cent national decline in auto theft in the first six months of 2024, compared with the same period last year.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2024