@TorontoPolice Public Safety Alert, Vehicle Thefts, Scarborough area

News Release
Aug 06, 2021, 08:00 am

Public Safety Alert,
Vehicle Thefts,
Scarborough area

43 Division
416-808-4300

The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of a number of vehicle thefts in the Scarborough area.

It is reported that:

- 55% of the vehicles being targeted include Lexus RX350, Toyota SUV and Honda CR-V models

- these vehicles are often stolen from residential driveways in the overnight hours

These are security camera videos of the suspects in action, as they break into the vehicles to reprogram new blank key fobs.

Car owners can take the following steps to help protect their vehicles:

- consider any deterrent that will prevent thieves from targeting your vehicle, such as a steering wheel club

- park in a garage, if possible

- consider covering the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) located on the dashboard at the bottom of windshield

- consider purchasing a secondary vehicle alarm system

- consider adding a tracking device to your vehicle

- consider leaving keys in a container that will block the key fobs signal

- do not leave key fobs near the front door of your home overnight. Leave the keys as far away from the front door as possible

- notify police of any suspicious activity

Investigators are available today between 11 a.m. and noon for media interviews at 42 Division, 242 Milner Avenue:

Detective Sergeant Jesse VanNest, 43 Division

Detective Gavin Jansz, 42 Division

Please email Constable Caroline de Kloet at [email protected] for interview requests.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-4300, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477), online at www.222tips.com, online on our Facebook Leave a Tip page, or text TOR and your message to CRIMES (274637). Download the free Crime Stoppers Mobile App on iTunes or Google Play.

For more news, visit TPSnews.ca.

Constable Caroline de Kloet, Corporate Communications, for Detective Sergeant Jesse VanNest, 43 Division