{"id":199800,"date":"2024-03-14T14:47:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T19:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=199800"},"modified":"2024-03-14T14:55:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T19:55:24","slug":"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\/","title":{"rendered":"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Toronto police- leave your Key Fob on the front porch so criminals don&#39;t have to break into your home to steal your car! <br \/>The entire planet has gone batshit WOKE crazy \ud83e\udd2a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IIUXdcfKhy\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">pic.twitter.com\/IIUXdcfKhy<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Vince Langman (@LangmanVince) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LangmanVince\/status\/1768248873758208380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, get this: Toronto&#8217;s finest are basically telling folks to roll out the red carpet for carjackers. At a neighborhood safety chat in February, Constable Marco Ricciardi dropped this gem: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>&#8220;To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave your fobs at your front door, because they&#8217;re breaking into your home to steal your car. They don&#8217;t want anything else.&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yup, you heard that right. &#8220;Just let &#8217;em take the car, they don&#8217;t want your TV, or you wife&#8221; he seems to be saying. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t long before Toronto police walked back that insane advice.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;An officer at a recent community meeting suggested that people leave the keys to their vehicle in a faraday bag by the front door. While well meaning, there are better ways to prevent auto theft motivated home invasions,&#8221; Toronto police told citizens on X.com Wednesday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">An officer at a recent community meeting suggested that people leave the keys to their vehicle in a faraday bag by the front door. While well meaning, there are better ways to prevent auto theft motivated home invasions. Learn more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z8JSOcIaCe\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">https:\/\/t.co\/z8JSOcIaCe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dLH92dirzd\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">pic.twitter.com\/dLH92dirzd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TorontoPolice\/status\/1768096613027737855?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">March 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s dealing with a crazy spike in car thefts. Six million people in the metro area and it&#8217;s like a free-for-all with cars disappearing left and right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-see-also-texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/texas-father-shoots-would-be-carjackers-saves-children-inside-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">Texas Father Shoots Would-Be Carjackers, Saves Children Inside Vehicle<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto PD&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tps.ca\/media-centre\/stories\/auto-theft-home-invasion-prevention-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">press release<\/a> even said home break-ins for car theft are up a whopping 400% since last year. The bad guys are packing heat and not just going after cars on the streets, but breaking into houses for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of throwing in the towel as Constable Marco Ricciardi suggested, they put out a few tips that don&#8217;t involve gift-wrapping your vehicle for carjackers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Park vehicles in garage, if possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure your driveway is well lit and keep exterior lights on all night<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Security cameras are an asset<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If possible, install a home security system \u2013 activate alarm on STAY when home and AWAY when out<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consider having a motion detection alarm connected to your cell phone<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Put security film on glass windows and doors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have multipoint door locks on your doors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keep backyard gates locked and ground windows secured<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do not post on social media when you will be away on holiday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report suspicious vehicles\/persons in the neighbourhood to police<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadian Finance and Leasing Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/city\/2023\/06\/vehicle-stolen-every-six-minutes-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! Toronto Cops Advise Surrendering to Carjackers\">says<\/a> a car is stolen every six minutes in the country. That&#8217;s like, during your coffee break, poof, there goes another car. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, even with those tips, armed Toronto carjackers still have the upper hand. It makes you wonder, if only there were a way for the average Joe to level the playing field&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>[H\/T: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/culture\/canadian-police-tell-residents-to-leave-car-keys-on-front-porch-for-thieves-then-backtracks\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"crazy-toronto-cops-advise-surrendering-to-carjackers\" title=\"Crazy! 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