OPP, CBSA to announce results of major auto theft investigation Wednesday
CBC
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) are coming together to unveil details into a major auto theft investigation on Wednesday morning.
The 10:15 a.m. news conference in Mississauga will outline investigation details of a criminal organization that has facilitated the movement of stolen vehicles from Canada to overseas destinations, said the OPP in a news release.
Auto theft fuels criminal networks and threatens the safety of communities across Ontario, said the OPP.
In July, an Équité Association report revealed an “optimistic” 19 per cent decrease in auto theft trends across Canada in the first half of this year, compared to the same time period in 2024.
But authors of the report said vigilance is still needed to keep numbers coming down. The Équité Association is a non-profit organization that tracks and reports insurance fraud and crime data.
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