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Search warrant in Erin leads to 5 stolen vehicles

The stolen vehicles were from five different southern Ontario cities
EloraFergusToday Staff
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On April 28, 2024, Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant at a fenced compound on Sideroad 17, Erin. Investigators were attempting to locate a stolen Sport Utility Vehicle (S.U.V.).

As a results, investigators seized a sea-crate and five stolen vehicles including…

  • a black, 2023, Lexus, RX, S.U.V. stolen from Nobleton,
  • a black, 2023, Lexus, RX, S.U.V. stolen from North York,
  • a white, 2021, Lexus, RX, S.U.V. stolen from Toronto,
  • an orange, 2024, Lexus, RX, S.U.V. stolen from Vaughan,
  • a black, 2024, Lexus, TX, S.U.V. stolen from Markham.

Investigators continue to search for those responsible and are asking any person with information related to this case to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a tip online. You may be eligible for a reward from Crime Stoppers of up to $2,000.

With remote vehicle entry systems and pushbutton start options, digital forgery allows thieves to unlock, start and drive your vehicle away with out your keys. Wellington County OPP wants to remind vehicle owners that with new vehicle technologies come with new challenges in protecting your property. Some tips to help stop thieves.

  1. Ensure your vehicle is always locked and all valuables are removed from it.
  2. If possible, prevent access to your vehicle by securing it in a garage.
  3. Store your keys in a Faraday bag/box and away from doors and windows. Thieves may have electronic devices can capture signals emitted from your key fob, but they relay on proximity. Storing keys where they are further from thieves helps prevent the capture of those signals. Faraday storage devices go one step further as they interrupt and stop electronic signal transmissions.
  4. Cover your vehicles dashboard V.I.N. while parked so thieves can't use manufacture's databases to create a clone-key or change the vehicles encryptions.
  5. Increase your security by a use a mechanical anti theft device like a steering wheel locking system or a "wheel-boot" locking system. Also consider activated exterior motion lights and a security camera system.

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