Posted on 07/09/2025 7:04:39 PM PDT by simpson96
A Toronto police officer suggested that residents leave their car keys by the front door to avoid a home invasion, seemingly to let criminals steal their vehicle if they break in, leave and avoid injuries.
The Toronto Police Service issued a statement Wednesday confirming that an officer made the remarks at a recent community meeting.
The officer suggested “that people leave the keys to their vehicle in a faraday bag by the front door,” the statement said.
“While well meaning, there are also other ways to prevent auto theft motivated home invasions,” it continued.
Faraday bags block signal-duplicating devices used to replicate key fobs which criminals can use to steal vehicles.
In Toronto, home invasions and break-ins for auto thefts rose 400 per cent last year, the Toronto Police Service said.
At an Etobicoke community meeting, Const. Marco Ricciardi is heard saying, “To prevent the possibility of being attacked in your home, leave your fobs at your front door.”
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“They’re breaking into your home to steal your car. They don’t want anything else,” he said, which CityNews first reported.
“A lot of them that they’re arresting have guns on them and they’re not toy guns, they’re real guns. They’re loaded.”
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I’ve used that trigger device. It works super-duper well.
Better idea, Israel has some experience rigging small electronic devices with explosive charges.
Have some key fobs made up that explode 15 feet from the front door. Knuckledragger breaks in and steals the keys, runs out and BOOM!
One or two of those will put an end to this nonsense.
Better yet, make it a small charge that only blows off a hand or two, so knuckledragger has to spend the rest of his pathetic life looking at his failure. Plus there’s not much ck=cleanup for the homeowner.
I am reminded of a comedic bit by George Carlin who, in a segment of his stand-up act (”words you don’t hear being used together”) quipped about an assault, “Do what you want to the girl, but leave me alone.”
“Among the many gun laws in Toronto - firearms must be unloaded and stored in a secure location, such as a locked cabinet or safe.
BS, better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6.
What a fool? Just leave the keys in the auto, why make the criminal have to walk so far, he can go straight to the car.
Just like in CA, same rules.
And again, bow down to your criminal gods.
Why repost a story over a year old? Did they again tell people to do this in Canuckistan?
Leave car keys by the front door to avoid home invasion,and a trip wire on the car door.
Note: Never leave a shotgun by the front door.
You can leave the pink slip with the keys as well.
Anyone who comes through my locked front door and gets past my dogs will get an ax to the brain.
I went to a town hall meeting of sorts that the county used to have every so often.
At one of them, a sheriff’s deputy was there giving updates on how things were going overall.
Somehow the subject came up of letting a car idle and warmup unattended. His response was that (at the time) an insurance company would consider that negligence and not pay a claim.
I have a manual Tacoma so I have some anti theft built in.
was it a warm humid place where you used it?
Well, what if they don't have a gun? Shouldn't you leave one on the front port for them? Isn't it unfair not to?
It was indeed. I’d love to have a case of them.
In Florida, our Sheriffs thank homeowners who blow away burglars.
It saves the county and court system a lot of money.
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