Canada loses a car every five minutes! The police suspect that the car repair shop has some tricks

According to Statistics Canada, a car is stolen every five minutes in Canada. The police revealed that they are currently investigating whether there is a connection between the time and location of the last repair or maintenance of the car and the date of theft.

According to CTV, both victims and police have stated that when someone reports a vehicle has been stolen, Toronto police will first ask this question. Superintendent Steve Watts, commander of the Organized Crime Division of the Toronto Police Department, stated that this is an "important" piece of information.

If multiple customers of the same car dealership have had their cars stolen, it will obviously form a certain pattern, so this will provide some information for subsequent investigations, "Watts added.

Some victims of car theft have expressed concerns about the connection between the last maintenance and theft of their vehicles.

They said their vehicles - mainly luxury SUVs like Land Rover and Range Rover - were stolen within two days to a month after their last maintenance appointment.

One victim, James, stated that he sent his Land Rover to a Toronto dealership for maintenance in early May. On June 20th, his car was stolen in his own lane.

The entire process was captured by his surveillance camera, and they easily opened the locked car door, making him think that his keys had been 'cloned' or copied.

There are bad people in any industry, and there may be people copying keychains, "said Superintendent Watts.

James added, "Criminals can immediately enter the car. I have talked to many different victims and they have all said the same thing

James, who currently resides in Toronto, has taken multiple measures to try to protect his vehicle from theft.

We installed a steering wheel lock, also known as a lock head, in the car. We put the key in a Faraday box and then put it in another steel box deep inside the house, "he said.

James even built a retaining wall on one side of the lane and parked his other car in front of the Land Rover, attempting to block it. These methods cannot resist criminals. They squeezed the Land Rover out of the parking space, crossed the neighbor's lawn, and disappeared into the night sky.

When the police learned that the SUV had recently been sent for maintenance, they told him that if he took it back to the car, he would need to "fix it and sell it immediately because they (the criminals) will come back

Bryan Gast was once a detective for the Ontario Provincial Police and is now the Vice President of Investigative Services for the Equity Association, which represents the insurance industry in investigating fraud. He said he wants to be cautious and careful to avoid startling others, but he has to admit the fact that "if you send your car for maintenance, is it possible that your keys will be cloned or that they have internal personnel in the dealership? Yes, it is possible. Is this common? No, but it does happen