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Yesterday, one of our neighbours reported the following:
"Last night I had my license plate stolen off my truck. It was parked in the street in front of the house under a street light. This morning the police called to say they found my plate downtown Calgary. They are aware of a rash of plates being stolen and used for unlawful purposes. Check your plates before leaving.
UPDATE the police found the plate on another stolen, damaged and abandoned Ranger of same colour and year."
The image above is not of the exact vehicle, rather used only to illustrate the issue.
|| = || __ ADVICE FROM COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICER
Constable Reinders (our Community Liaison Officer with the Calgary Police Service) has the following general advice for protecting your property (which we have committed to sharing regularly - though we recognize there are times you need to make exceptions):
At 9 PM, or before you go to bed, make it a routine to check the following:
- Remove all valuables from your vehicles. Wallets, sunglasses and tablets are often left in the vehicle because we walk in with groceries, dry cleaning, while on the phone or dealing with kids. Please take a moment to check car doors and take all valuables out.
- Close the overhead garage door. If you leave on holidays, please disconnect the garage door opener from the power outlet.
- Lock all doors and don’t forget the main door to the garage, the shed and the cars.
- Close all windows, especially if you opened windows to air the house. Don’t forget about basements.
- Turn on an exterior light, or install flood lights or sensors.
- If you go on vacation, please install timers on two lights in your living room, giving the appearance as if you were home. Ask the neighbours to check every few days for possible signs of break and enter - and make sure sidewalks are shoveled.
If needed, please contact our Community Police Liaison Officer:
Constable Margaret Reinders
Calgary Police Service
District #3 Office Number: 403-428-6342
SAHCA is committed to helping increase awareness in order to decrease opportunity for those causing trouble in our community. We encourage residents to:
- secure their homes, garages, vehicles, yards and other belongings,
- to install cameras and alarms where possible,
- to report to police as needed, and
- to watch out for each other.
We will continue updating on suspicious events in St Andrews Heights using the headline 'HOOD WATCH.
If you are not already on our email list (or Facebook page), please join and encourage neighbours to join as well. It's an easy way to stay up-to-date with all that's going on in and around the 'hood.
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