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Mission RCMP have noticed a recent trend in car thefts

Leaving your car unlocked while warming it up makes life easy for thieves
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Mission police officers always want to be helpful citizens and make people’s lives and jobs easier, but not for car thieves. Unfortunately, this has been happening in Mission since winter has shown up.

The Mission RCMP have noticed a trend in the last month regarding the way cars are being stolen. There have been several instances where residents will start their cars in order to warm them up and leave them running.

A running, warm vehicle with unlocked doors is an easy target for car thieves.

There are ways to ensure this doesn’t happen to you.

Command start is a convenient option that allows you to start your vehicle remotely and keep your doors locked. However, given the associated cost to install this may not be a financially viable option.

A second and less expensive way to deal with this issue is to use a second key. If you need to warm up your vehicle in the morning, start the vehicle with your first key and lock the doors. When your vehicle is warm and you are ready to leave, use your second key to manually unlock your door.

If you’ve been the victim of auto theft or have information regarding a theft, please contact the Mission RCMP at 604-826-7161.