Toronto Police: Car Thief Enters House for Theft, Suggesting Life First
The Toronto police said that the number of cases of car key theft increased by 400% last year, and thieves would carry weapons into their homes. This is why the police recommend that people choose to voluntarily hand over their car keys to robbers when it comes to protecting their cars or lives. Despite being criticized by public opinion, the police insist that such a reminder is well intentioned.
Nainesh Kotak, a personal injury lawyer in Mississauga, said that a lawyer in his office had a vehicle stolen from his own driveway earlier this month.
According to Kotak, the police told his colleagues that it is almost impossible to retrieve the stolen car, and the car thief may not be punished. He was told to fill out a police report and rent a car.
Kotak sighed that the current situation often means that victims do not see the realization of justice. He said that our society has entered a state of almost accepting these thefts by default.
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According to recent police statistics, theft of cars, trucks, and SUVs occurs in GTA every few minutes.
In Toronto alone, nearly 12200 cars were stolen last year, compared to 9785 in 2022 and 6640 in 2021. These numbers are in stark contrast to the average of approximately 3500 car theft cases in Toronto between 2014 and 2017.
The increase in car theft in recent years may be related to the rise in home invasions and illegal trespassing incidents.
The police held a community safety meeting in Etobicoke late last month and advised attendees that criminals who usually hold weapons are most likely to break into a household and search for the keys to vehicles parked in the victim's lane.
The police officer advised residents not to confront the burglars who broke into the residence at this time, but to put their keys in Faraday bags and leave them at the front door.
Although these suggestions may be seen as encouraging criminal activity, Toronto police insist that it is done in good faith.
The Toronto police stated in a statement that they are concerned about the escalation of violence, with various weapons and firearms being used to steal cars, including home invasions.
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According to the police, such incidents increased by 400% last year. The police said there are other ways to prevent home invasions and break ins motivated by car theft, including parking vehicles in garages as much as possible, ensuring good lane lighting, keeping external lights on all night, using security cameras, and installing home security systems.
In recent years, car theft has been proven to be highly profitable for organized crime and gangs. Criminal gangs load stolen vehicles into containers and send them to countries with poor management or lax law enforcement.
Kotak stated that when the police arrest people suspected of car theft, they are usually young, low-level members of criminal gangs. Due to their age, the judicial system will release them back onto the streets, and Kotak said that these people will definitely commit crimes again.
He suggested that politicians in Ottawa take a tougher stance on this issue to make it no longer profitable.
He said that until the federal government decides to take action and deal with the port of Montreal, and there are actually agents inspecting containers leaving our country... otherwise, this problem will continue to exist.
Kotak added that the release of repeat offenders has also contributed to theft, and stricter laws are needed to prevent them from returning to the streets.
He pointed out that captured individuals sometimes receive additional cash compensation from organized crime groups due to their legal issues.
Kotak said that our laws really have no deterrent effect on the phenomena we have seen in the past two years, such as car theft and home invasion robbery.
In addition to increasing container inspections, Kotak stated that the court needs to take stricter measures against the temporary release of repeated offenders in order to detain them under supervision for as long as possible.
He said, unfortunately, before taking these actions, our society was a barbaric world, and crime does indeed come at a cost to society.
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