{"id":2199331,"date":"2024-03-14T17:41:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T21:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toronto-police-encourage-people-to-leave-keys-for-thieves-to-steal-cars\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T17:45:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T21:45:24","slug":"toronto-police-encourage-people-to-leave-keys-for-thieves-to-steal-cars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/toronto-police-encourage-people-to-leave-keys-for-thieves-to-steal-cars\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto police suggest making it easy for thieves to steal vehicles by leaving keys accessible"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftoronto-police-encourage-people-to-leave-keys-for-thieves-to-steal-cars%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2199331&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Canada&#8217;s Soaring Car Theft Rates: A Billion-Dollar\u2064 Headache for Insurers<\/h2>\n<p>Imagine a country where every \u2063six minutes, a vehicle\u2064 vanishes. That&#8217;s the\u200c reality for Canadians, where \u2064the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/milwaukee-has-a-car-theft-epidemic-the-city-is-suing-car-makers-claiming-their-cars-are-too-easy-to-steal\/\" title=\"Milwaukee Has A Car Theft Epidemic. The City Is Suing Car Makers, Claiming Their Cars Are Too Easy To Steal.\">car theft epidemic<\/a> is hitting insurers with a hefty annual $1.2 billion bill. <strong>The Canadian Finance and Leasing Association&#8217;s 2023 report<\/strong> paints a grim picture of the \u2064situation.<\/p>\n<h3>Toronto&#8217;s Unconventional Anti-Theft Advice<\/h3>\n<p>In a surprising move, the\u200c <strong>Toronto Police Service<\/strong> has put forth a controversial\u200d suggestion to combat this issue: residents should \u2063consider keeping their car keys right at their front door, \u2063intentionally accessible\u2062 for thieves.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re breaking into your\u2062 home\u200b to steal your car. They don\u2019t want anything else.\u201d &#8211; Ian Miles Cheong\u200c (@stillgray)\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This tactic is meant to thwart potentially dangerous confrontations. &#8220;To prevent\u2062 the possibility of being attacked in your home, \u2063leave your fobs \u2064at your front door because they\u2019re breaking into your home to steal your car. \u200cThey \u2063don\u2019t want anything else,&#8221; explained\u200b Constable Marco Ricciardi at a\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hundreds-frustrated-by-rising-crime-in-california-city-excluded-from-community-safety-meeting\/\" title=\"Many frustrated residents excluded from California city's 'Community Safety Meeting' due to rising crime.\">community safety meeting<\/a> in Etobicoke.<\/p>\n<p>The constable&#8217;s warning comes with a chilling addendum \u200cabout \u2062the armed\u2062 nature of \u2064these criminals: &#8220;A lot \u2062that we\u2019re arresting have \u200bguns\u2064 on them, and they\u2019re not toy guns. \u200cThey\u2019re real guns. They\u2019re loaded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Critics Chime in Amidst Police Budget Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>The rising concern couldn&#8217;t\u200d be more timely as the <strong>Toronto Police Association<\/strong> flagged police understaffing and the\u2063 critical need for a bigger budget\u2063 earlier in January. A notable ad highlighted the issue, featuring a distress \u2063call\u200d that underscored the severity of delayed police response times.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Almost 4,000 calls to \u2062911 every\u2064 day,&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Response times for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-demand-d-c-doj-investigate-bodies-of-aborted-babies-uncovered-by-pro-life-activists\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers Demand D.C., DOJ Investigate Bodies Of Aborted Babies Uncovered By Pro-Life Activists\">police reached<\/a> a staggering\u2063 22 \u2063minutes in 2023\u200b and are still climbing.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite their intention, the ad and the recent\u2064 advice about car keys have both sparked backlash and satire\u2062 online, with comments ranging from skepticism \u200dto outright \u200bdisbelief.<\/p>\n<p>Social media \u200dreactions ranged from critical to sarcastic:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Why stop there? Put up a sign advertising\u2063 it.\u2063 Oh, and \u200bdon\u2019t forget to \u2064fill up the gas tank to avoid \u200dinconveniencing them,&#8221; jested one user in response to the theft prevention advice.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Leave your money on the doorstep too; perhaps they&#8217;ll need it for\u200d gas. You wouldn&#8217;t want\u2064 to be held responsible for \u2062armed robbery\u2064 at a gas station,&#8221; \u200dquipped another.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The dialogue continues as Canadians grapple with these unconventional strategies to keep their cars and themselves \u200csafe. This unprecedented scenario reflects deeper issues around public safety and police resourcing that still await resolution.<\/p>\n<p>For more insights from the frontline of Canada&#8217;s battle \u2064against car theft, follow continuing\u2064 coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The car theft crisis in Canada is surging, with insurers shelling out $1.2 billion annually. 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