As a few residents of the area found out last week, its not good to leave the cars running to warm up in the morning. Here’s the story from the Milton Canadian Champion about what happened at several homes in Hawthorne Village.
If you must warm your car up in the morning, make sure the doors are locked or have an automatic car starter. These thefts were really close to home for me and we have to make sure we are aware of whats going on around us. If you park your car in the driveway, make sure you lock your vehicle. These crooks are fast and smart. One will drive the car around the neighbourhood looking for cars that are running. The other will get out and quickly check the vehicle to see if its unlocked. They can also drive around to see if cars are unlocked to get credit cards, cash, wallets, purses etc.
The best thing we can do is make it difficult for these crooks to make a living.
Be safe!
Police are warning motorists about the dangers of leaving cars warming up unattended after several vehicles were stolen from driveways.
The first such incident occurred on Lancaster Boulevard last Friday between 7:30 and 7:42 a. m., police said. An unknown suspect drove off in a grey, 2004 Lexus with licence plate BFVW617. It’s worth $20,000.
A 2009 Toyota Corolla left unlocked and idling in a Bussel Crescent driveway was stolen at about 6:30 a. m. Monday. The grey, four-door car has licence plate BEWT488 and is worth $20,000.
Just before 7 a. m. Tuesday, unknown suspects drove off in a 2006 blue Toyota Tacoma that had been warming up on Barr Crescent. It was recovered a short time later on Burgess Gardens, north of Hepburn Road.
At about 7:15 a. m. Tuesday, a white, 2009 Toyota Rav4 SUV left running was stolen from a Fourth Line driveway. Its licence plate is BEVC598 and it’s worth $25,000.
Hmmm…all 3 cars were Toyotas.
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Thanks for the heads up. I know after reading that post and the article, Im going to be more careful starting up the car in the morning.
These crooks just wont leave us alone eh?
Good info!!!
Hmmm…all 3 cars were Toyotas.
by Paul M November 23, 2009 at 10:12
Good catch Paul. I didnt notice that. No matter the make or model of your car, keep an eye on whats going on and never leave your car running unlocked or unattended.
I just had my car stolen and it was a Toyota Camry. They waited at the end of the street in what may have been a rented Burgardy Civic. People please be aware that they are stealing Toyota’s in which seems to be the same area in Milton off of Hepburn.
When did this happen? During the original blitz or just recently.
There are certain cars that get targeted because of the quick resale on black market or for parts. No car is really safe but crooks seem to target certain vehicles.
I hope everything works out.
It actually happened this morning at 6:45am. There are others off of Hepburn who leave their cars running to warm up. I am going to contact these individuals as a lot of people don’t think it could happen to them and I would hate for these criminals to get their hands on more families vehicles.
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