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  • Get tough on car thieves (Surrey, BC)

    02/16/2004 2:07:17 PM PST · by Murtyo · 128+ views
    The Province, Vancouver ^ | Monday, February 16, 2004 | Kent Spencer
    Throw auto thieves into work camps and get them out of Surrey's hair, says tough-talking Mayor Doug McCallum. Fed up with Surrey's high rate of auto theft -- 8,042 last year -- McCallum said yesterday that laws should be enforced to the max. "We need to try encouraging the judiciary to get tougher with repeat offenders," he said. "One suggestion is to send them up to a forestry camp if they are convicted repeatedly. "Provincial law calls for a maximum of two years for repeat auto theft -- and that's what should be given out. They could do tree planting...