Toronto Police Recant Advice to Leave Car Keys at Front Door to Prevent Home Invasions

Toronto Police Recant Advice to Leave Car Keys at Front Door to Prevent Home Invasions
Toronto police vehicles are pictured on Driftwood Avenue in Toronto, on Feb. 18, 2024. The Canadian Press/Arlyn McAdorey
Jennifer Cowan
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Intense social media backlash has led the Toronto police to backtrack on its advice to GTA residents to leave car keys near their front doors to prevent violent home invasions by auto thieves.

Const. Marco Ricciardi told residents during an Etobicoke town hall meeting last month to leave the keys to their vehicle in a faraday bag by the front door to avoid potentially violent interactions with car thieves. A faraday bag acts as a shield to prevent outsider hackers from tapping into the transmitter signal to steal vehicles.

Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
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