Surrey RCMP warn of thefts of vehicles left to warm up outside residences
Credit to Author: Lynn Mitges| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 22:22:33 +0000
Surrey RCMP is reminding the public to not leave their vehicle unattended while warming them up following two back-to-back thefts in Whalley.
On Wednesday morning, police responded to a report of a theft of vehicle, a green Ford Explorer, that had just occurred in the 13800-block of Grosvenor Road in Whalley. The vehicle had been left to warm up outside of a residence when it was stolen. A short time later, the vehicle was abandoned in a driveway of a nearby residence on Howey Road, where a second vehicle, a white Volvo, had also been left to warm up and was stolen.
A short distance away, police located the Volvo and arrested a 35-year-old Surrey man, who was taken into custody.
“While this incident saw both vehicles recovered and the arrest of a suspect, it serves as an important reminder to not leave your vehicle unattended when it is warming up,” said Const. Richard Wright. “The theft of a running vehicle only takes a matter of seconds.”
For more information, visit the Surrey RCMP website.