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How to Prevent Carjacking
Carjacking is a form of hijacking of a motor vehicle when it’s occupied – it’s a form of assault. Typically, a carjacker is armed and the driver is forced out of the car by some threat. In rarer cases,...
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How to Prevent Auto Theft
We’ve talked in the past about how to prevent a carjacking, which is where an armed carjacker forces a driver from a car or kidnaps the driver during the theft. A more common crime, however, is motor...
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Crime Prevention for the Elderly
Crime and the fear of crime create special problems for the elderly. Understanding the nature of the problem, and knowing what to do to avoid being a victim of crime, can help. Each year, 2 million...
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Safety Precautions for Buying or Selling a Car
When buying a used car, you may become so fixed on make, year or colour that you forget about the most important factor: safety. When it comes to buying used vehicles, you want to ensure that you are...
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Practical Tips to Avoid Buying a Stolen Car
We’ve written about some general safety precautions for buying or selling a car; this discussion is going to focus on tips to avoid buying stolen cars. In particular, this article will focus on newer...
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Parkade and Parking Lot Safety Tips
Whether you are in a parkade attached to a residential complex, a parkade that is a part of an office or shopping complex or an open-air parking lot, you will want to pay attention to your...
View ArticleThefts from Vehicles Spike in Holiday Season
The holiday season is prime time for thefts from vehicles. As we’ve shared in our seasonal Shopping Safety Tips post and our Lock Out Burglars post, there are several tips you can do to lock out crime...
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DUI Prevention Tips
Holidays mean parties and parties mean drinking. The holiday season is an extended period of time where people often make the mistake of driving after drinking. Impaired drivers are more likely to...
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Don’t Be a Zombie to Crime Prevention
Halton Regional Police want to remind you: Don’t be a Zombie. The Halton Regional Police Service launched their 2013 Crime Prevention Week this year with their theme, “Don’t be a zombie to crime...
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