(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment assisted the Delhi Community Policing Committee and students from Delhi Secondary District High School with a Lock It or Lose It program in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario.
On Saturday, November 16, 2013, members of the OPP, Delhi Community Policing Committee and students from Delhi District Secondary School attended various areas of the Delhi community where they checked 347 vehicles.
The OPP and policing committee along with the students found that 211 vehicles were secured. There were 6 vehicles with the window open. Six vehicles were found to have the keys in the ignition and 29 vehicles were found to be unlocked.
Through this initiative 95 vehicles were found to have valuables visible in the front seat which included purses, GPS units, change, alcohol, IPods, IPhones, cheques, prescription medication and a laptop computer.
The OPP want to remind everyone that if you can’t take the items with you, please put them out of sight.
“This is an opportunity for our community residents to be involved with proactive prevention before someone becomes another statistic of stolen property from a motor vehicle,†comments Constable Ed Sanchuk, Norfolk County OPP.