If you get a leaflet on your car windshield this month, you’re lucky it wasn’t a theft.
Hampton RCMP will be placing leaflets under car windshield wipers if your car looks like an easy target for thieves. This would be if you have valuables in plain sight or if your car is unlocked.
The RCMP say 125 car owners this year either had items stolen from their car or had their car stolen and only 2 of those cars were locked. They also say 23 of the vehicles that were stolen already had keys left in the car.
Inspector John Warr says it shows that many thefts not only happen in the city but in rural areas as well. He says people can avoid being a victim by simply locking their cars and keeping valuables out of sight.
They say it takes less than minute for thieves to remove items from an unlocked car and items are rarely recovered.
