leave car keys near front doors to avoid confrontations
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This isn't just - give them the car.
This is leave your keys by the front door of your home.
That way, they'll just take the keys and the car and possibly leave you alone.
Toronto police advise locals to leave car keys near front doors to avoid confrontations with violent thieves
'Home invasions and break and enters for auto theft occurrences rose 400 percent in 2023,' police say
As car thefts have spiked in Toronto, local police are prescribing new safety measures so that locals can avoid violent encounters with thieves.
One of the recent bits of advice included Toronto Police telling residents of the town of Etobicoke to leave their car key fobs near the door to avoid being attacked in their homes by potential burglars.
According to police, the number of car thefts in the city has more than doubled in recent years. In 2023, more than 12,000 vehicles were reported stolen. In 2019, just over 5,000 were reported stolen.
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Here this is more informative and from the perspective of someone this ill conceived policy affects:
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