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Thieves Are Targeting Small Towns And Rural Areas

Tuesday, 27 August 2019 at 06:46

Police are saying they have noticed a big spike in thefts recently in smaller communities and a lot of the time it is simply caused by people not locking their doors.

OXFORD COUNTY - Oxford OPP are once again reminding residents to lock your doors. 

Police have noticed a big spike in thefts recently and a lot of the time it is simply caused by people not locking their doors. Constable Ed Sanchuk says the thieves seem to be targeting small towns and rural areas and lot of these crimes are crimes of opportunity. 

"We need to make sure that everyone is locking their doors, even if you are out running errands for a couple of minutes, or if you are just out back in the barn or in the fields, please make sure you are locking the doors to your barns, homes, sheds, garages and vehicles. We have been seeing an influx of thefts recently in Oxford County and we can prevent a lot of these thefts by simply locking our doors." 

Make sure you are always locking your door to your home, shed and vehicles to help prevent these types of crimes. 

Police are offering these helpful reminders to avoid becoming a victim:

- Always secure your vehicle doors when parking your vehicle, even if you are only going to be a few minutes.
- Remove valuables from your vehicle. If you can't, then keep them from plain view.
- Park in well lighted areas with high traffic.
- Clean out your garage and park your vehicle in it - locking your vehicle and the garage door.

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