Special devices, black market tech and guns: The tools behind the GTA’s car-theft crime wave

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To help you understand what’s behind the rise in vehicle theft, the Star spoke to police and industry experts about the key ways, both new and old, thieves are stealing GTA residents’ cars.

, in busy outdoor lots in daytime, or in the middle of an intersection after a staged accident meant to make a targeted vehicle stop, giving armed robbers the chance to force the owner from the vehicle.

On Friday, Mayor John Tory called for a partnership with provincial and federal governments to help tackle the rise in armed carjackings. According to Tory, city police have reported 93 such incidents already this year, up from just 21 by this time in 2021, the largest increase of any major crime.Newer models take different tricks and devices to steal, Haywood said.

It’s known as a “relay attack,” where thieves use a device to amplify the signal coming from the fob sitting inside your home. In March, Toronto warned of another trend in low-tech, low-effort thefts following a rash of thefts of car keys from private gym lockers.

 

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Where are insurance Cos and car makers in all this? Is this good for i9nsur,. so they can rise the rates. Car makers sell more... Why not put up a huge reward for every thief caught. Say 100K or more. In no time they wd be snitched on. Like bounty on them; live or not.

Who's buying the cars? ... The cops know where the cars are going and who's putting up the money and where they're being shipped out of and to where. ... These cars aren't ending up on Craigslist.

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