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Dollars for Auto Crime Prevention Programs

By 250 News

Friday, July 20, 2007 12:41 PM

From l-r; Ray Moxham, Wendy Moore, Solicitor General John Les, Linda Parker and Christine Silver (photo opinion250 staff)

Just minutes after  announcing  Prince George would be home to IMPACT, the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team, Solicitior General John Les delivered a  cheque  in the amount of $16,300.00 to the  Two Rivers Crime Prevention Society.  This is the fundraising arm of the Community Policing  office.

Over the years, the  Two Rivers Crime Prevention Society,  has sponsored a variety of programs including the lock it or lose it campaign,  foot patrols,  anti theft public service announcements,  and the use of palm pilots that connect to a police data base of stolen vehicle license places.

" Community programs like this, combined with enforcement initiatives that include the use of bait cars and the automatic license plate recognition program, wll help to reduce auto crime in Prince George" said Les

The most recent stats indicate auto theft increased by 17% in Prince George, while  theft from vehicles  is up 88%.

Below, one of the  parking lot "audit" tickets used by  the group to  assess your vehicle's risk of being stolen.  This program  is one of the projects that  is supported by the funding  delivered today:


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Comments

Comment Posted by: Harbinger on July 20 2007 5:05 PM
Where it asks for comments, it should be understood that we, the public, should put ourselves behind bars, in a manner of speaking, to protect ourselves from the criminals. Sheesh!~What a world!
Comment Posted by: thereasonableman on July 20 2007 11:36 PM
Ya, it's your own damn fault your stereo got stolen ! If you had been sleeping on it with a loaded shotgun, it never would have happened. You've got a lot of nerve listening to music in your car anyway, when you should be talking on your cell phone like everybody else.

;-)