Thefts

Following the recent vandalism and catalytic converter thefts in Orillia, OPP officials say such thefts are on the rise.

Of 868 vehicle thefts in Henderson that year, there were 90 Hyundai and 12 Kia thefts.

In response to the thefts, Kia has donated free steering wheel locks to some police departments to distribute, but thefts continued and prompted the lawsuit.

Several agencies, including ours, are investigating thefts of packages left by Amazon/FedEx/UPS drivers, and the thefts are happening in multiple communities.

A 24-year-old man is to be reported to the procurator fiscal for a total of 15 alleged crimes, including thefts, attempted thefts, and being within the grounds of premises with intent to steal.

But the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the thefts, Daamen said, adding as donations have increased, so has the number of thefts.

Three Madison and Jefferson County residents have been charged in connection with multiple vehicle burglaries and thefts that occurred in Shady Grove on Nov. 17, as well as other thefts throughout Madison County.

Cottingham in East Yorkshire had the highest rate of thefts, with four thefts for every 100,000 journeys.

According to Lt. John Slavin of the Cheltenham Township Police Department, there were more than 20 thefts from autos between October 20 and 22, a dramatic increase from the seven or eight thefts that occurred during a township soccer game in September.

Since the string of October thefts, the Cheltenham Police Dept. posted to their Facebook page on October 23 in order to warn residents against the thefts, as well as provide information on where to report them.

The majority of settler thefts committed against Palestinians are met with impunity, with Israelis rarely facing consequence for such thefts.

A 16-year-old boy stole cash, keys and cars in a series of burglaries and thefts, a court was told.

About 3.40pm on June 15 police arrested a teenager at an address in Reginald Ward in relation to break and enters offences and motor vehicle thefts.

According to crime data from Monmouth County, there were less than 140 car thefts back in 2017.

A former Connecticut cop is accused of being a “serial burglar” believed to have committed at least 30 thefts in three different states.

A former Officeworks manager who stole almost $50,000 from the company by sending refunds to his own bank account had become “addicted” to committing the thefts.

Also, even though thefts are down overall, they’re still happening at a rate that’s 21 times higher than we saw back in 2019.

A Northeast Baltimore resident shared how the increase in car thefts has impacted him.

A persistent shoplifter has been jailed after police worked with retail staff to identify him as the offender responsible for a series of thefts in the Ashfield area.

A police warning following a series of thefts from vehicles in Ocean Village, Southampton.