多倫多Yonge街這裏已發生多起 半夜民宅被破門直接搶
2023年10月20日 加國無憂 作者：哈科 8評論
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，Midtown residents fear for their safety after alleged car thieves captured on video breaking into home to steal key fob
多倫多盜車案件正在急速惡化，現在已經變成半夜破門闖民宅，直接強搶車鑰匙。豪宅林立的中城區一些居民就遭遇驚魂一刻：犯罪嫌疑人闖入他們的家，目的隻有一個，偷走車鑰匙，這樣他們就可以直接開走停在房前的車。
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CP24.com采訪了Yonge和Lawrence街區的三名居民，他們對竊賊在該地區越來越肆無忌憚地搶劫車輛表示擔憂。
其中一人分享了一段家庭監控錄像，錄像顯示兩名嫌疑人向住宅正門旁的窗戶扔磚頭，之後進入一所房子。據稱，兩人一進去就搶了一輛奔馳GLA的鑰匙，然後把車開走了。
受害者Meghan說：“我們有攝像頭，有燈。他們就站在離攝像頭不到一米的地方。他們根本就不害怕。”由於擔心自己的安全，CP24隱去了她的姓氏。
“他們沒有停下來，他們太厚顏無恥了，一定要搶走我們的車。”
事件發生在9月12日。Meghan回憶說，她和丈夫被一聲巨響驚醒，起初他們以為是兩個十幾歲孩子中的一個。
然而，當她的丈夫下樓去查看發生了什麽事時，他看到他們的前門大開著，地板上有碎玻璃。
Meghan說：“然後我們發現車不見了。”
“我們做夢也沒想到，有人竟然會直接破門而入找鑰匙。”
最近幾個月，有幾個居民的車因這項新犯罪而被盜，Meghan隻是其中之一。據CP24.com了解，警方正在調查另外兩起事件，但受影響的居民出於安全考慮拒絕接受采訪。
Meghan說：“我們非常害怕，憤怒已經無法表達我的情緒，我們受到了非常非常大的創傷。”
她說，警方通過一個應用程序找到了那輛奔馳車的位置，但隻找到了車上的物品，包括追蹤器。
Meghan說：“警方認為（嫌疑人）應該是把車停在路邊，拆除了GPS，然後把我車裏的所有東西都扔了出去，以防有任何類型的無線追蹤設備。”
她的車還沒有找到。目前還沒有人因這起盜竊案被捕。
上個月的搶車事件，並不是Meghan第一次成為偷車賊的目標。2022年，她的吉普牧馬人（Wrangler）在車道上被盜。然而，她說，去年車被盜對她的家庭的影響沒有這次的盜竊案那麽大，因為小偷沒有進入他們的家。
Meghan說：“我們以前經曆過這種情況，但沒有讓我害怕，因為車是從車道上被偷走的，這並沒有影響到我的家庭。”
“一年後，很明顯，這些罪犯變得越來越猖狂了。”
多倫多警方表示，自2019年以來，該市發生的汽車盜竊案數量增加了一倍多。
截至10月14日，多倫多有9476輛汽車被盜，比去年同期增加了30%。
多倫多警方發言人Stephanie Sayer在向CP24.com發表的一份聲明中說:“雖然我沒有與汽車盜竊有關的入室盜竊的數據，但我可以告訴你，汽車盜竊犯罪中使用的暴力程度代表了對公共安全的一種新的、不斷發展的威脅。”
“我們的調查人員夜以繼日地努力解決該市的汽車盜竊案。這個問題非常複雜，因為對被盜汽車的需求非常高，犯罪分子非常猖獗。”
上個月，約克地區警方還發布了一段視頻，顯示一群嫌疑人進入幾戶人家，為停在車道上的車輛尋找鑰匙。
在附近的Lawrence Park社區，Didi Cameron說，她成立的一個社區監督組織也發現，過去幾個月，入室盜竊汽車的事件有所增加。
Cameron說:“像往常一樣，每次有一種新的犯罪形式出現時，都會引發恐慌。”“他們肯定很緊張，很擔心。”
Yonge和Lawrence街區的另一位居民認為，搶走Meghan汽車的嫌疑人在前一天晚上也曾試圖偷走她的車。受害者Melanie告訴CP24，9月11日晚上，一些身份不明的人來到她家，試圖進入她家。由於擔心自身安全，CP24沒有使用自己的姓氏。
她向CP24提供的監控錄像顯示，一個人拿著手電筒走到前廊，朝窗戶裏看了看，然後檢查門是否開著。在看到門鎖上後，這個人從視頻中消失了，Melanie說這個人試圖打開房子側麵的第二個入口。
不久之後，他又出現在畫麵中，繼續檢查停在車道上的一輛寶馬，用手電筒往裏看。
事件發生15分鍾後，Melanie被手機上的警報吵醒，說有人在她的房子裏。
在查看了錄像後，她報了警。Melanie的路虎攬勝一年前被盜，但她說竊賊並沒有進入她家。
“現在已經升級為（嫌疑人）闖入家庭，知道居民在家，知道他們被攝像頭拍到，知道警報打開了。他們根本不在乎，繼續作案。”
“這顯然是一種新盜竊，因為他們無法進行以前的繼電器盜竊。”
Melanie從2007年起就住在這個社區，她說，他們這個地區的居民越來越擔心了。
Melanie認為，除了她家附近的車輛類型外，小偷之所以把目標鎖定在她家附近，是因為這裏靠近401號高速公路。
“他們能夠在淩晨2點偷車後，5到10分鍾內上401號高速公路。他們可以在任何地方。它們可能在400號、404號、427號，所以很難被抓住。”
作為一名家長，這一事件讓她感到擔憂和緊張，尤其是當她的兒子獨自在家的時候。
Midtown residents fear for their safety after alleged car thieves captured on video breaking into home to steal key fob
A number of residents in a midtown Toronto neighbourhood are sounding the alarm about what they described as a brazen and terrifying trend that has seen their homes being broken into by suspects with one objective in mind: stealing key fobs so they can take their vehicles.
CP24.com spoke with three residents in the Yonge and Lawrence neighbourhood who are concerned about the increasingly brazen ways that thieves are targeting vehicles in the area.
One shared a home surveillance video which captured two suspects throwing a brick into a window flanking the front door to gain access to a house. Once inside, the two allegedly took the keys to a Mercedes-Benz GLA and drove it away.
"We have cameras, we have lights. They were there within a metre of a camera directed at their heads. And it didn't matter," said Meghan, whose last name CP24 is not using because she is concerned for her safety.
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"They didn't pause. They were so brazen and so determined to take our car."
The incident happened on Sept. 12. Meghan recounted that she and her husband were awoken by a loud crashing noise, which they initially thought was one of their two teenage children.
Alleged car thieves break into midtown home in search for a key fob.
However, when her husband went downstairs to check what had happened, he saw their front door wide open and broken glass on the floor.
"And then we noticed that my car was gone," Meghan said.
"Never in our wildest dreams did we think that somebody would go as far as breaking into a house to find keys," she added.
Meghan is just one of the several residents in the neighbourhood who have had their vehicles stolen in recent months through this new scheme. CP24.com is aware of two more incidents that police are investigating, but the affected residents have declined to be interviewed due to safety concerns.
"Absolutely terrified," Meghan said. "Angry is not the word. We're very, very traumatized."
She said police were able to ping a location for the Mercedes using an app but only items from the vehicle, including the tracker, were recovered.
"The police believe that what (the suspects) did was they pulled over, they dismantled the GPS, and they threw all the items that were in my car out in case there was any type of AirTag or a device like that," Meghan said.
Her car has not been located. No arrests have been made in the theft.
The incident last month wasn't the first time Meghan was targeted by car thieves. In 2022, her Jeep Wrangler was stolen from the driveway. However, she said that incident didn't impact her family as much as the recent theft because it didn't involve the thieves going inside their home.
"We have been through this before. That didn't feel as unsettling because it was taken from the driveway. It didn't affect my family. I didn't feel like it affected our safety," Meghan said.
"A year later, and clearly, these criminals are just becoming more and more fearless."
Toronto police said the number of auto thefts taking place in the city has more than doubled since 2019.
As of Oct. 14, 9,476 vehicles have been reported stolen in Toronto – an increase of 30 per cent from the same time last year.
“Although I don’t have the numbers for break-ins related to auto thefts, I can tell you that the level of violence being used in the commission of auto theft offences represents a new and evolving threat to public safety,” Toronto police spokesperson Stephanie Sayer said in a statement to CP24.com.
“Around the clock, we have investigators aggressively working to address auto thefts in the city. This issue is very complex because the demand for stolen cars is very high, and the criminals are very motivated.”
Sayer noted that it has been a significant issue in the city and that Toronto police and the Ontario Provincial Police are co-leading a provincial task force to address the rising incidents of violence related to auto crimes.
Last month, York Regional Police also released video footage showing a group of suspects gaining access to several homes to find key fobs for the vehicles parked in the driveway.
In the nearby Lawrence Park neighbourhood, Didi Cameron said a neighbourhood watch group she started has also seen an increase in incidents of break-and-enter car thefts in the past few months.
"Every time there's a new way of doing something, there's a bit of a panic, as usual," Cameron said. "They're definitely nervous and concerned."
Residents are uploading videos to the group to alert their neighbours. In one video Cameron shared with CP24.com, one person is seen trying to break a front door window with a rock without success.
She said she has contacted their local police division for advice that she can share with residents. Cameron added that she planned to host a town hall where officers can talk to the community and address their concerns.
She believes that one of the reasons suspects have resorted to breaking into homes is because residents have heeded the recommendations of authorities on what they can do to avoid getting their vehicles stolen, including using Faraday bags and steering wheel locks.
"We're all sort of listening to the police tips, changing the way we're doing things. So now they have these thieves, these criminals have to find a new way of getting keys," Cameron said.
Another resident in the Yonge and Lawrence neighbourhood believes the suspects who targeted Meghan's car also tried to steal her vehicle the previous night. Melanie told CP24.com that a number of unknown individuals attended her home on the evening of Sept. 11 and tried to get inside. CP24 is not using her last name because she fears for her safety.
Security footage she provided to CP24.com shows a person holding a flashlight, walking up to the front porch and looking into the window before checking if the door is open. After learning that it is locked, the person disappears from the video, and Melanie said the person tried to open a secondary entrance on the side of the house.
Shortly after, he appears back in the frame and proceeds to check on a BMW parked on the driveway, using the flashlight to peer inside.
Fifteen minutes after the incident, Melanie was awakened by an alert on her phone that said a person was on her property.
After checking the footage, she called the police. Melanie had her Range Rover stolen a year ago but said it didn't involve the thieves coming into her house.
"It's sort of escalated to (suspects) breaking into homes, knowing that residents are home, knowing that they're on camera, knowing that their alarms are on. And they're still coming," she said to CP24.com.
"This is apparently a new tactic because they're not able to do the typical relay theft."
Melanie, who has lived in the neighbourhood since 2007, said residents in their area have increasingly become worried.
"I've had a vehicle stolen; it's inconvenient. It's not ideal, but it's quite different when they come into the homes," she said. "That's kind of alarming."
In addition to the type of vehicles people have in her neighbourhood, Melanie believes thieves are targeting their area because it is close to Highway 401.
"They're able to get on Highway 401 in a matter of five or 10 minutes at 2 a.m. And they can be anywhere. They can be on the 400, 404, 427, so very difficult to catch."
As a parent, the incident has left her worried and nervous, especially when her son is home alone.
"You should feel safe in your home,” Melanie said. “You shouldn't feel as though that a particular car you drive you're at risk coming in with weapons.”
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