Vehicle theft at a 'critical point' in Canada, with car stolen every six minutes

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/vehicle-theft-at-a-critical-point-in-canada-with-car-stolen-every-six-minutes-report-1.6443514

by barbariangrunge • 3 years ago

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ctvnews.ca

version_five2• 3 years ago

The group says the province of Ontario as a whole witnessed 27,495 vehicle thefts in 2021. However, on five people were charged with the offense of altering, removing, or destroying a vehicle identification number.

That's insane. Why isnt every policeman involved being fired? How could they possibly be doing their jobs this badly?

toast02• 3 years ago

This article could use an editor. But I'm not sure how many people I should expect to be charged with VIN altering for a given number of thefts? No mention of how many people were charged with auto theft either?

Maybe those stealing cars in Ontario tend to deliver them elsewhere where they get VINs altered, so there's no need to charge people with that crime in Ontario. Maybe it's more of a national crime, so it doesn't get picked up in provicinal statistics? Maybe all the parts tend to get exported for sale, and they don't tend to have VINs checked against Ontario thefts, so why bother messing with them?

version_five2• 3 years ago

Unless the article is misrepresenting the total number of arrests that relate to car theft (I agree the wording is confusing), there is no acceptable excuse for single digit arrests. Do you think there are loads of other arrests related to car theft that they didn't mention and they just zoomed in on a random think with five arrests? I suppose it's possible...

paulddraper• 3 years ago

I guess the criminals are just that good.

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On a more serious note, policemen arrest and prosectors charge.

JimtheCoder2• 3 years ago

"On a more serious note, policemen arrest"

Well, apparently not in Canada...

gloryjulio2• 3 years ago

Well that's basically Canada. Politicians literally do nothing except boot-licking the oligarch families like the Irvings and massive importing labors to suppress the wages

gloryjulio2• 3 years ago

Interesting that every time I bring up the social economical reality in Canada on hn and I got down votes or whataboutism but never a productive refutal. I wonder why ;D

bcrl• 3 years ago

Police don't do anything. I had 3 fibre optic cables cut by a Bell technician a couple of months ago that resulted in a significant ~30 hour outage for 60 customers. We knew when the cables were cut, we knew the cables were cut at a height on the pole in question that was only accessible via a ladder or bucket truck, and we knew the first name of the Bell tech that was working on a copper phone line for the only residence served by that pole. There was no question as to who cut the cables, but without video footage the cops wouldn't make any effort whatsoever to pursue the matter. The OPP officer took a report and did nothing more. I no longer have absolutely no expectation of justice on "minor" matters from police here in Ontario.

There are other local residents have had various possessions stolen. We know informally who did it, but the police can't do a thing. Not sure what the cops are doing with the truckloads of money they get from our taxes every year.

mikequinlan• 3 years ago

Someone needs to find that car and lock it up!

undersuit14• 3 years ago

I wonder if the US and Canadian reliance on personal transport is ever going to be considered a failure or if we are just going to create another bandaid for our symptoms.

guil177• 3 years ago

So people are stealing vehicles and your point is that people shouldn't have any personal vehicle in the first place? Do you think the same about any personal property that are being stolen?

undersuit14• 3 years ago

If someone was stealing another personal item of yours, like your food, I'd be suggesting we approach the problem with deeper approaches as well.

A car in the US in unfortunately not a luxury for the majority of cases.

JimtheCoder2• 3 years ago

Yes, this is now a certified HN thread.

Someone stole your car? You should be taking public transit anyways...

undersuit14• 3 years ago

But how do we stop someone from stealing your car?

Maybe we could reduce the reliance on the car, but we're not going to do that.

inglor_cz4• 3 years ago

What if they start stealing buses, too?

It is admittedly very complicated to steal an entire train, but with enough police indolence, I wouldn't dismiss the idea outright.

kazinator• 3 years ago

I'm just thinking, some people have no taste in hobbies.

You couldn't pay me to steal a car. Especially not in Canada.

So I drive out of the lot in my new stolen car. Next thing I know, I'm behind some asshole who won't move into the intersection for a left turn, and if that doesn't drain the fun out of it, there are numerous constructions and jam on the bridge ... finally I'm at my destination; just 20 minutes more of circling around for parking! Ugh, should have stayed the fuck home and not stolen a car.

Lornedon• 3 years ago

The profits earned from these thefts are used to finance drug trafficking

I think that drug trafficking is used to finance drug trafficking.

Ekaros• 3 years ago

It seems time for full legalization. So drugs can finance selling drugs...

Vehicle theft at a 'critical point' in Canada, with car stolen every six minutes

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