Vehicle Theft

• RCMP in Vernon, B.C., provide tips to help prevent auto crime

  The number of auto crimes reported in and around Vernon, B.C., are down this year, RCMP officials say. But they are still offering tips on how vehicle owners can reduce their risk.

  Crime

  Apr 7
  
• 2 Toronto residents arrested after stolen vehicle stopped in Lindsay: police

  Police conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle reported stolen from Quebec and say they found drugs in the vehicle. Two people were arrested.

  Crime

  Mar 26
  
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• London, Ont. police launch ‘Project Safe Auto’ aimed at curbing auto theft

  The program, called Project Safe Auto, will take a four-pronged approach to combating auto theft in London: awareness, analysis, enforcement, and technology.

  Canada

  Mar 11
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• ‘Everybody’s paranoid’: Toronto tenants demand more security after 6 cars stolen in 6 months

  Tenants of a Scarborough apartment are demanding immediate action to address 'pressing security challenges that threaten the safety and well-being' of their community.

  Crime

  Mar 8
• Canada needs ‘auto czar’ to combat car theft problem, MPs hear

  Canada needs an 'auto czar,' among other measures, to combat the problem on ongoing car thefts, industry officials told lawmakers on Thursday.

  Canada

  Feb 29
• Ottawa pledges another $15M to help police combat auto theft across Canada

  The government says $9 million will go toward provincial, territorial and municipal police services to increase their capacity to take custody of stolen vehicles.

  Canada

  Feb 21
• Stolen to commit crime or sold overseas: Vehicle thefts increase in Edmonton

  The number of vehicles reported stolen in the city has increased 26 per cent over the last three years, according to the Edmonton Police Service. 

  Crime

  Feb 14
• With car theft rising in Canada, what technologies are criminals using?

  The federal government and law enforcement officials say more needs to be done to put the brakes on the different technologies being used by criminals to steal vehicles.

  Canada

  Feb 8
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• Police nab suspect from in vehicle theft after six-month investigation

  The vehicle was stolen from the parking lot of a store in Guelph last summer. A London, Ont. man is facing charges, three more are being sought.

  Crime

  Jan 29
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• How to protect yourself from vehicle theft amid an ‘epidemic’ in Canada

  According to industry estimates, Ontario saw a 48.3 per cent increase in auto thefts from 2021 to 2022, with Atlantic Canada reporting nearly 35 per cent.

  Canada

  Jan 24