NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind area residents of the Lock It or Lose It initiative as a result of several reports of thefts from vehicles in Collingwood over the summer months.
Officers have received 43 calls for service in just over two months in relation to thefts from motor vehicles where purses, wallets, cash and credit cards were stolen. In the majority of those incidents it was confirmed that the vehicle was left unlocked which is unfortunate as locking your vehicle is the best way to prevent this type of incident.
Other crime prevention tips include removing valuables from the vehicle or at the very least remove them from plain sight, close the windows, never leave your car running and unattended and try to park in a well-lit area.
Recently our Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Auxiliary OPP officers conducted a Lock it or Lose it initiative distributing crime prevention pamphlets in residential neighborhoods. During those patrols they found several unlocked vehicles, some with windows down and many with valuables in plain sight. All those combined make those vehicles very easy targets for thieves and explains why this type of crime keeps repeating itself.
For more crime prevention tips please visit www.opp.ca.
Anyone with information on the above mentioned thefts is asked to call Collingwood OPP at 1-705-445-4321 or to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). You can also leave an anonymous tip online at https://ontariocrimestoppers.ca/
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