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Halton police chief calls for ‘meaningful deterrents’ after auto theft suspect arrested in Oakville, 4 days after being released on bail for similar chargesby thenewsroom@metroland.com (Metroland Staff) on January 7, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Officers followed the vehicles eastbound on Dundas Street and used a tire deflation device in an effort to halt the Jeep, say police.
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Halton police chief calls for ‘meaningful deterrents’ after auto theft suspect arrested in Oakville, 4 days after being released on bail for similar chargesby thenewsroom@metroland.com (Metroland Staff) on January 7, 2025 at 1:30 pm
Officers followed the vehicles eastbound on Dundas Street and used a tire deflation device in an effort to halt the Jeep, say police.
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‘We are seeing criminals be a little bolder’: Ontario’s auto theft minister worried about rising violent carjacking rates in Durham, Peel, York and Torontoby tkelly@durhamregion.com (Tim Kelly) on November 28, 2024 at 11:00 am
Minister of Auto Theft Graham McGregor says car-jackings up “14 per cent in Durham this year, double in Peel, double in York Region and up 16 per cent in Toronto’
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Auto theft in Greater Toronto Area a lucrative criminal export business. Here’s the role Interpol is playingby dlea@metroland.com (David Lea) on October 25, 2024 at 10:00 am
Canadian government started automated upload to Interpol stolen vehicle database in February.
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There is a high price to pay for auto theft, especially in Vaughan, Oakville, Mississauga, Brampton, Markham and the rest of the GTA. Why your vehicle may be targetedby chall@durhamregion.com (Chris Hall) on October 24, 2024 at 10:00 am
It was calculated in 2022 that for every single auto policy written in Ontario, the first $130 — on average — went to pay for auto-theft claims.
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Key to slamming the door on rising auto theft won’t be advancements in anti-theft technology, say automakers. Here’s why touted devices may not be the answeron October 23, 2024 at 10:00 am
Brian Kingston of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association says automakers design vehicles with systems to deter theft and “continually improve the security features of new vehicles.”
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‘The GTA is rich in expensive vehicles’: Experts explain who is behind auto thefts in Burlington, Oakville, Ajax, Pickering, Oshawa, Whitby, plus York Region and whyby dlea@metroland.com (David Lea) on October 22, 2024 at 10:00 am
Auto theft seen as high reward, low risk crime.
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How the COVID-19 pandemic started the auto theft crisis plaguing the Greater Toronto Areaby chall@durhamregion.com (Chris Hall) on October 21, 2024 at 10:00 am
In 2023, Canadian auto insurance companies forked out a staggering $1.5 billion in theft claims — and $1 billion went to reimburse clients in Ontario.
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Auto theft in GTA fuels mounting costs and concerns over personal safety. The price tag might surprise youby tkelly@durhamregion.com (Tim Kelly) on October 21, 2024 at 10:00 am
Costs and concerns over what could be termed an auto theft epidemic, particularly in the Greater Toronto Area, including Oakville, Mississauga, Brampton, Newmarket and Oshawa, have increased since 2018.