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Kelowna RCMP report reveals drop in overall crime, assault and thefts with violence rise

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Kelowna RCMP’s latest report says crime in the city is trending downward, despite an increase in assault and theft with violence. “We are seeing a significant amount of that crime occurring in our vulnerable population. Some are either unhoused or housed in …

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Quebec, Ontario organized crime groups boost Western Canada vehicle thefts

Quebec and Ontario organized crime members are travelling to Western Canada to steal valuable vehicles and ship them to Montreal for illicit export sales, a new federal intelligence report says. “Once generally regarded as a regional issue affecting mainly Ontario and Quebec, vehicle theft has expanded to Western Canada, with …

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Manitoba promises new money for Winnipeg police to target assaults and retail thefts – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government promised new money Wednesday to fight a spike in violence and retail theft that has seen workers in some cases assaulted and injured. The province will fund overtime pay for four police units with the Winnipeg Police Service to …

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Two Winnipeg men charged in numerous thefts, break and enters – Winnipeg

Winnipeg police say they’ve charged two men in connection with a string of break and enters and robberies over the past two months. Just after 7 p.m. on Friday evening, officers responded to a report of break and enter at a commercial property in the 2400 block of Main Street. …

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Spree of Beats Headphone thefts worth over $12k in Winnipeg leads to arrest – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police say they have arrested an alleged serial thief who they say stole over $12,000 worth of Beats Headphones over the past month. In June, Police initiated an investigation into a series of thefts from a retail store on Portage Avenue. …

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Winnipeg cops nab 2 suspects in string of break-ins, thefts – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A pair of Winnipeggers are facing more than a dozen charges between them after police raided a Thames Avenue home in Elmwood and recovered stolen property. Between February and May, police said, there were multiple reports of breaking, entering and theft at …

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Brampton mayor proposes distributing free faraday bags to combat car thefts – Toronto

Brampton’s mayor is proposing a pilot program to combat a significant rise in auto thefts that would see free Faraday bags given to residents in the city. Patrick Brown said that the bags would be distributed to thousands of car owners in five areas of Brampton. Faraday bags are “inexpensive …

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