10,000 cars stolen in Ontario so far in 2023, up 45 per cent from 2022

Auto thefts are up 45 percent in 2023 compared to last year, as high-end vehicles in Toronto are targeted for export and resale globally.
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[@markusmuller6173]

Organized crime on this scale cannot take place without the involvement of officials.

[@alyssabarr93]

I know exactly who what why and how and I am done with all this I am ready for the end

[@email5023]

End of what?

[@alyssabarr93]

@@email5023 idk. This fascist crap? The world? My constant suffering? Some fascist chick following me around torturing me and framing me? Organized crime? Again, the world? It's all connected so it would be most accurate to say everything or the world itself as we know it.

[@markusmuller6173]

@@alyssabarr93 This statement is pretty flimsy even in the context of hobby psychology....

[@alyssabarr93]

@@markusmuller6173 um? English?

[@TheFabrice1992]

How can something as big as a truck or SUV be so easilly shipped out of the country without being checked by the border agency. I mean it's not like someone put them in a pocket and leaves Canada. I mean why is the CBSA able to scan and check outgoing luggages in airports and other points of entry but they can't check containers for stolen cars? Relying on insurance to pay for stolen cars is not a solution because it will drive up the insurance price for everyone

[@bradleysteeves7891]

Do you have any idea how many 1000s of containers leave canada everyday. You would need 1000s of CBSA agents. They are all busy checking arrive Canada apps

[@sizzlacalunji]

@@bradleysteeves7891 lol

[@alyssabarr93]

Meanwhile a singing bowl I bought was held in customs for months 😂

[@chrissmith3509]

Lmao. Around 9 million containers a year.

[@cliffm8112]

My friend you are saying what I've been saying every time this becomes news. Some officers are in and getting a cut. They can find minute drug on a suitcase but a vehicle leaving in a container with plates still attached is allowed to go to be shipped. Bravo c.b.s.

[@stevenking3286]

Sounds like someone's looking the other way at the port of Montreal. Nobody checks these containers before loading?

[@cedricjackson7521]

Yes, and also getting paid under the table to look at the way

[@rhyno514]

I heard on the radio that they can't check them all cuz shipping would get backed up 🤷🏽

[@mrtech2259]

​@@rhyno514 and you believe that? I don't. Period. Not when there is an epidemic of stollen vehicles.

[@GTStuning-]

​@Mr Tech I agree

[@Shadowjedi007]

Can't they check WHO shipped and WHO received these shipments? Jeez how hard is this case to solve? Ridiculous.

[@rebeltvr6046]

Or a simple GPS

[@samjam6989]

If they wanted to solve this, they would. Doesn't take Einstein to solve these cases.

[@hahaholycrap]

Shipped by John received by Jane.

[@Pwong333]

Put a steering lock on the car!!! Solved the stealing??? Right???

[@yunsha9986]

The WHO does not really get involved in those issues. They are more about health impacts on the world.

[@Shurikmuff]

In canada, you cannot protect yourself, you family or your property. If you hurt a thief or someone who tries to hurt you or family in your own home, you will be charged. Worst part, if you know who stole your vehicle, you know where is it located, you cannot retrieve it, and the police wont retrieve it for you as well. Warrant is also not easy to get. Basically, we live in a country where you can pretend being safe and have rights

[@blademan4089]

Keep voting Liberal…..

[@Shurikmuff]

@@blademan4089 if voting means anything anymore, you have a point. But as history shown, last time around, conserves and libs were just a name, most if not all policies were identical. And voting on a toilet paper, online or by mail also not so much trustworthy. Plus, the fact, canadians are asleep and unlikely to wake up as a nation. Sad

[@GianniEndo]

You’re absolutely right Alex, it’s a sad reality we live in.

[@GTStuning-]

I agree, it's very ridiculous!

[@ricardosantos9960]

Vote harder they said

[@yousef.al-assaf]

Unbelievable how such a thing is still not considered a top priority by the officials. How much are they getting paid?!!

[@abyranni2565]

Most or all of these stolen vehicles go through Montreal port and this is the only place authorities can put a break on this heinous crime. However, authorities are not interested to stop this because someone, somewhere is making money, a lot of money.

[@marko-ino]

Wow. It seems like Canadian police is so polite they will even say sorry to you if they catch you stealing cars.

[@keyboardkween8744]

​@@spawn11What the heck is "stund"? Never heard it before.

[@kmsjahan]

Well said

[@samaa5660]

Just last week, April 28. 2023 / 3 of my friends got their vehicles stolen all Dodge RAM 2022...The theft took place at 3:15 am however the poor policeman came at the 11:30 am to do the reporting He did not bother asking about the content inside the stolen cars. It is really a disgusting and degenerate thing!

[@Pwong333]

Put a steering lock on the car!!! Solved the stealing??? Right??? 3:06

[@EMMANUELIWUOHA.]

You don't put too much trust in the police, they're just mobile security guards. You deal with your insurance.

[@smeefamily54]

So why are the shipping containers not scanned BEFORE they go onto the ships or get entry into the shipping yards????

[@email5023]

That would cost $$$$ and the port would complain that the gov't is slowing 'em down. etc etc.....

[@ronjohnson9032]

Just think about what is coming in that they don't stop.

[@kuruptzZz]

​@@email5023 We pay their salaries. Get it done now!

[@email5023]

@@kuruptzZz Yea, and Canada's exports make tax $$$$ for the Canadian gov't to pay their salaries, too.

[@kuruptzZz]

@@email5023 And?? Hire more inspectors!

[@GrandmasterFU666]

I'm so glad that our ports are doing such a great job!

[@chrissmith3509]

Why don't you help check 9 000 000 containers a year. 🤡

[@zauuury]

yup feel so safe in canada its crazy.

[@ketanpurohitcanada]

Can we legally install something in the car which will seriously hurt the person while stealing the car? This will definitely stop the theft right at the starting point.

[@europeanlegend9347]

That sounds like a great idea... Would love to see someone MacGyver a trap in their car to hurt thieves just for it to malfunction and hurt themselves instead hahahaha

[@kari53]

@K P not in Canada. If your civilian guard dog bites someone or inflicts injury to a thief, you as an owner can be charged. If a thief hurts themselves or suffers a fatality on or in your property, you can be charged, and the family can sue for wrongful death in civil court.

[@ricardosantos9960]

No, you will go to jail. Because... That just makes sense, doesn't it?

[@JMian]

Just put an apple airtag in your vehicle and you can track it as soon as you realize its stolen.

[@Arcilios]

​@@kari53Canada is so backwards. They have laws to protect theives and criminals and charge YOU for defending yourself. It's actually insane.

[@pierre-rose7783]

The more I pay for a vehicle, the more I have to worry about it !

[@SL-pg4dh]

This is why I buy old and used vehicles. The peace of mind of not having to worry is unpriceable.

[@Lettuce-k6j]

@@SL-pg4dh but for just someone to come and take it like even if its a cheap lemon i would be so mad but the cops wont be looking for it

[@everydayfun9531]

​@@Lettuce-k6j they'd be idiots if they stole such a cheap car unless they sell the car parts and make some money anyways...

[@everydayfun9531]

​@SlowlyDecaying there's something called a CHOP SHOP so they can probably do just that and still be making money even if it isn't much.

[@samjam6989]

​@@SL-pg4dh so we should live poor and buy cheap in Canada because of thieves?? Might as well live in Africa at that point 😅

[@lenadahling]

Is the government on top of anything?

[@jumbome7420]

Nothing to do with the government

[@afar9587]

​@@jumbome7420everything to do with them. It's underage kids that are stealing them. The trudaue gov made it impossible for them to get punished and keeps releasing the criminals.

[@jumbome7420]

@@afar9587 again nothing to do with the government.

[@everydayfun9531]

Nope.

[@zauuury]

nah they dumb as nails

[@BorisTerekidi]

Some officials are clearly on this (getting a kickback from the thieves). We only have a handful of ports that allow containers like that (with vehicles) to be shipped out. Why can't there be more control, verification, etc?

[@Themiddleman416]

This current federal government is USELESS

[@EMMANUELIWUOHA.]

Seems like the "Western countries" are beginning to suck. Right!

[@lutomson3496]

someone at the port is being paid off probably more then 1 person including customs

[@Fabulousprofound168]

This has been going on forever. Back in 2005-ish I was into Subarus and I recall someone’s brand new STI being stolen. The police in Quebec found it chopped in two hidden in a container mislabeled as something else. It still had its licence plates on it. I think it was waiting to be shipped to Eastern Europe

[@keyboardkween8744]

"STI"? As in Sexually Transmitted Infection?

[@catcollision8371]

Immigration / dieversity up 45 per cent from 2022.

[@terrysteward2227]

It's only going to get worse. Trudeau's choosen ones are generally lazy and of low intelligence so crime is appealing to them

[@cessealbeach]

There is also a trailer park Boom, Got double wide?

[@johnathandaviddunster38]

Pity the ignorance of RACISM

[@terrysteward2227]

@@johnathandaviddunster38 pity the ignorance of the the Lefty and also don't confuse reality with racism

[@johnathandaviddunster38]

@@terrysteward2227 tou can't argue WITH drunks, religious maniacs or BIGOTS bye bye

[@tombray3169]

Put ignition key back in vehicles problem mostly solved

[@everydayfun9531]

That's honestly the best idea ever start stop button vehicles are easily stolen due to them being remote...

[@spawn11]

I always buy base models for that reason. Technology stinks

[@stormrunner0029]

Have the insurance companies take claim of the vehicles in the other countries, so they can attempt to sell them there and recoup their costs from payouts. They have to have a value in the other country also, or the thieves wouldn’t have paid to ship them overseas.

[@janclod3114]

Clear customs fees are too high to do that, it doesn’t make any sense

[@stormrunner0029]

@@janclod3114 so pass it on to the customer like they do every other fee. Some fat cat will buy it.

[@LMGuelph]

It's what happens when you vote liberal. Soft on crime policies let this happen

[@anthonybelyea1964]

That's a whole bunch of bulshit cars are being stolen at an alarming rate when Stephen Harper was in power too don't kid yourself

[@timshelby2324]

That's aboot 100 vehicles stolen a day in just Toronto eh ?

[@zauuury]

fkn christ bud, its not Atlanta i dont get it

[@vishavjeetsingh6883]

ON has changed in a lot of ways from last few years.

[@Cmorrison626]

The world has changed a lot of ways…

[@bedbath9056]

Make more severe punishment, life time prison if you steal a car.

[@THEKING-tt5rp]

1:13 i feel this man's pain , got mine stolen but recovered it 3 days later I'm still very upset. the feeling of being violated.

[@andreveers2483]

Meanwhile CBSA tears people’s cars apart if you don’t declare a pack of smokes. Wow.

[@WARLORD_JOE]

What did you expect from a criminal running a country

[@squidwardshouse67]

What criminal do you speak of?

[@leert2698]

Harsh, enforced punishment is necessary. No deterrent to crime when there is not a hefty penalty.

[@ericrichard-ps9px]

It's simple . Monitor and control the shipping at ports. Wonder how CBSA is that careless

[@nereushixon]

CBSA corrupt authorities are being paid off. That's obvious.

[@cmac6136]

Because Some of them obviously are getting paid off to help ship them and look the other way..there's no way that many stolen cars get past without them being paid off

[@email5023]

@@nereushixon Way more obvious that there isn't enough staff to search through thousands of containers that have to be loaded onto ships right away.

[@john0270]

What is the point of registering vehicles then???

[@john0270]

​@E Mail yeah but who's running the import exporting permits then??? This I'd a complete multi system failure

[@tracyhunt5284]

new Canadians hard at work.

[@KoolKat42]

Ya right, that’s what everyone thinks but the reality is that Real and Old Canadians too are hard at work here, they are usually working at the top - executive level and management, just like it is all over Canada

[@billclay9511]

@@KoolKat42 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@johnathandaviddunster38]

Pity the ignorance of RACISM

[@stephenr6194]

Fire arms are easy to come trucks and cars are easy to go..Do we have border patrol in our country?

[@email5023]

Do we have teachers that can teach proper English and grammar?

[@Pwong333]

Our Cdn. Govt. Export Dept. should ask the shipper to show valid ownership of the cars before they put the car on a ship to another countitry??? For the car owners, just put a steering wheel lock on their cars!!! Guaranteed safety of their cars 100%!!!

[@makermarc70]

The thieves don't seem to have a problem storing them!?

[@maximeparent3004]

This is a very profitable industry for everyone except the victim. Insurance price get higher, the car manufacturer gets to sell you another car, and the person who stole them get a free car to sell elsewhere. And don't ever try to stop a robber and defend your property, the police will arrest you.

[@matthewbeesley5850]

When I shop for a vehicle I look at the Ontario police's list of top 100 stolen cars, and avoid them all.

[@xrsroofingsolutionscanada2151]

It's simple. Do some investigation/journalism into the Montreal ports where these vehicles are mostly being shipped from. You better believe more than just stolen vehicles will be found but that port has been compromised for decades and everyone making money.

[@skyworks1621]

What is wrong in Canada, are your ports with no papers and guards, and ships just pack and go. That is a joke.

[@cisterna777]

How do hundreds of stolen vehicles just leave the country like imagine what else is coming and going from our country 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnlandry1393]

How many electric cars stolen? Oh none?

[@edwardc6288]

Lol thieves don't want electric cars lol

[@everydayfun9531]

They dont Really have much demand in the middle Eastern, African or European markets tbh.

[@travis7860]

the pool of stealable cars is dwindling as well as crime increase meaning its actually a lot higher chance then they say up 100% basically if u dont got a tesla or some car that dont get stolen ever

[@WallyOtt]

What is the point of blurring the driver's window in the picture? Protecting the "privacy" of the thieves?

[@wc4109]

Is there no national VIN registry for stolen vehicles??? We need stronger regulations, and CBSA officer must check VIN before a used vehicle can be exported...

[@fatoush24]

I am a customs broker. I know exactly how this works. You have no idea how easy it is to reduce drastically car theft but no one wants to do it. Cops, Canada customs, shipping lines are incompetent.

[@eaglezxz3354]

10k..??????...when googling stolen cars toronto those numbers not even close...8k in all of last year??????10k only 3.5 months in?????

[@goldenretriever6261]

How can 1000, of cars be shipped outside the country and the police don't know???

[@JS-rg7vo]

because indians work at ports and own trucking companies

[@christianduval9067]

I buy my car from a new car dealer ship in the Port of Montreal....direct from the container

[@tibuy]

Hahahaha, *ucking awesome

[@karar302]

Where is this dealership. I want to buy the direct car😂

[@n_hr18]

This is really suspicious like these criminals are shipping these big cars in a shipping containers without getting them checked?

[@abiolsi12]

These all look brand new..

[@email5023]

Usually they are.

[@Etaoinshrdlu69]

Drive a crap car instead.

[@everydayfun9531]

Drive a S***box not worth stealing is the solution.

[@ooatamanov]

Corruption is a reason... what's going on with Canada 😢😢😢

[@Etaoinshrdlu69]

Stop the export of used cars.

[@RayRay-rk5bd]

It is rumored that folks at Service Ontario and police are in the ring. I could solve this in one day. Every private vehicle exported goes through one department. Name and photo of buyers and sellers Bill of sale.Permit to export and authorized Canadian dealers/ recipients. Problem solved.

[@perryg5500]

Welcome to Trudeaus catch and release policy

[@ve3xtr]

This is Trudeau's vision for Canada.

[@terrysteward2227]

It's only going to get worse. Trudeau's choosen ones are generally lazy and of low intelligence so crime is appealing to them

[@davejames2015]

What a joke, lol who owns the ports😂

[@davejames2015]

@BeatniKkers exactly lol we don't even own are railroad

[@WaitAMinute1989]

Maybe have customs officers do what they're paid to do and check every freight container leaving the country. If that's too much work for them, too bad.

[@ksich8142]

How are these vehicles being registered in places like Dubai and Morocco ?

[@Kong4]

That's crazy

[@jetto9644]

Dubai Customs is better equipped and staffed than CBSA.

[@chrisa4379]

Someone has a freind or uncle who works at the docks filling out and approving paperwork. Investigation should continue

[@cgravelle4937]

Why are these cars not found at the docks.

[@squidwardshouse67]

The docks are hardly checked

[@Mary6661]

Only 2% of Containers checked

[@saeidjavadi]

Look for the seaport these cars leave Canada from in containers. Simple.

[@andrewryba7864]

custom border patrol needs to stop the shipping of cars

[@email5023]

Thank you Cpt Obvious.

[@NatureXwars]

How do the thieves even get out of the vehicles without sun/moonroofs when it's a snug fit inside a trailer??

[@putz173]

buy a couple cheap airtags, remove the speakers from them and hide them in the vehicle. turn the tables on theives. they cant find them with the speakers removed once they are informed they are being tracked. auto manufactures make it too easy to disable the GPS tracking built in.

[@Mooseracks]

$120 K ...is what you pay for a new GMC diesel truck

[@Afrocanuk]

Just as well. Too many of today's vehicles are flat-out grotesque & unsightly.

[@rio4u]

Shows how inefficient out system and govt is

[@rcheliyan]

Amazon delivery drivers stealing

[@alainpc23]

If vehicle owners start putting multiple Apple Air Tags in many hidden spots in their cars then they can easily track them when the car gets stolen. Another way to deter thieves from stealing your key fob signal is to put them in faraday pouches/boxes when you get home. Both are inexpensive and effective.

[@europeanlegend9347]

Except air tags are useless. They can be disabled by anyone with an iphone and now even android. Also, police won't do anything about your vehicle even if you know where it is. Whether that's with an air tag or built in gps that most newer cars come with these days. Friend of mine tracked down their car with the built in gps, notified authorities and they couldn't do anything because the vehicle was on private property and they'd need a warrant to go retrieve it. apparently seeing the vehicle on a gps tracker isn't enough evidence to break their door down and retrieve $50k + in property without a warrant.... the world we live in is wild.

[@alainpc23]

@@europeanlegend9347 you have to disable the speaker and hide a few of them in places hard to get to. is it a fool proof solution? maybe not but gives you hopefully enough time to track where your vehicle is. if you're lucky enough to see it parked outside then maybe you can alert police nearby and have them escort you so you and unlock it and drive it off the thieves' location.

[@kuruptzZz]

My friend did just that, and they threw ilthe airtag out along with everything else in his car at a parking lot around the corner

[@samjam6989]

​@@europeanlegend9347 wow the stupidest law enforcement in the world I guess. Best to just use your key and retrieve your own car while the thieves are busy stealing other cars

[@samjam6989]

​@@kuruptzZz don't use airtag, use smart tag from Samsung. That one you can't disable or know it's there

[@abiolsi12]

Were these ripped off from the owners?

[@ElyesBoudhina]

My question is what happens after, do you get your car replaced? Your money back? I wonder because the guy said he worked hard for it before the end, meaning he did not get anything. Anyone?

[@bernicemiller3879]

His insurance should have paid him out for the stolen vehicle

[@ElyesBoudhina]

@@bernicemiller3879 But based on how he spoke, it does not seem that that took place.

[@everydayfun9531]

​@Bernice Miller they only cover the claim once I've heard after that your on your own bud to pay that car loan that insurance won't pay for...

[@gregmohr5389]

And why are container ships not being checked on export. Every container, has a surcharge, which affects no one except the smugglers.

[@darkketchup8883]

why cannot they stop it at the port at east the coast, every containers should be inspected before departing

[@Acee0388]

Is it possible to place a stamp or press the Canada logo in hood or doors by manufacturers to avoid this thing?

[@kunleoshin]

Official at the port knows more about the whole racket

[@staios24]

Another reason why PP's statement on Canada being Broken is true.... how does this even happen in CANADA ?

[@germanjesus]

Sooooooo an insurance company will write a vehicle off for a 1500.00 crash damage estimate yet it costs almost 6k to ship a vehicle back from Africa and you know since they have paid out the insurance company is the actual owner of that car and is willing to ship it back ? This doesn’t make sense. 😂

[@kmsjahan]

Is it difficult to figure out how money is laundered and who is getting the kickback from such grand theft? Don't turn Canada into 'Can not do'

[@anthonybelyea1964]

My question is how are they getting out of Canada are the ports really that corrupt it's not like they're a tiny thing they take up a whole container the shipping companies that are shipping these should be made to pay to return them back to Canada

[@gilroyalex9990]

Ship it back to Canada at the owner's expense! Our cops are doing a wonderful job post facto

[@MartinPittBradley]

24 cars worth $2.6M? That’s $108k per car, but they showed 2nd hand Wranglers… come on.

[@adrianvisentin534]

I guess the police are too busy handing out speeding tickets to collect taxes

[@frugalmind7050]

Trying bringing an extra pack of malboro through airport 😅, govt agencies will show how efficient they are 😅

[@bradfleury9643]

Insurance companies are salivating....

[@TheMocard]

I find it hard to believe they can't crack open every sea can before it leaves to verify what's in it.

[@stephenedgecock]

millions of containers go through the ports every year on one hundred thousand ships lol

[@TheMocard]

@@stephenedgecock Out of Canada ? Millions.. yah ok

[@katek9903]

@@TheMocardprobably billions, our maple syrup is exported everywhere including to penguins in Antarctica

[@LoVE.B.]

I wonder how much they pay off those truckers

[@Rdm-up3nq]

Most cars have tracking systems

[@thanosianthemadtitanic]

how exactly do you ship a stolen car to another country 🤔

[@blazed85]

Usually by boat.

[@wyw201]

Put it in a cargo container and fill in the parallel export paperwork.

[@ohno-zx4if]

Rent a shipping container for 3k that fits 3 cars then Steal a car In Canada that’s worth 50k and sell it overseas for 100k. It’s big business

[@tanzilakhurram8080]

Brand new RAM stolen in two months - Toronto -Canada 😒😒

[@Zarameley]

Poor guy ,he said why Africa ,and the answer is no quation being asked or papers in africa ,poor administration and corruption too

[@bellybell542]

Why can the canadian govt/custom service curb these nuisance theft activities in the country, cmon

[@718y]

$20 GPS will do the trick.

[@davidblight3567]

Maybe it,s the homeless finding a place to stay. Fix the homeless issue and it may solve the car theft issue

[@pete5534]

At the price manufacturers are getting, one might expect better. Since the proliferation of the SUV sales, profits within the car business have ballooned. Maybe it’s time for a shift back to a more modest mode of transportation - $80k+ for a truck? Crazy.

[@wanderpoltv4990]

Because the criminals are working in Canadian customs and in Canadian Police.

[@paramjitdhillon3563]

It can not be happened without the involvement of officals

[@4fit816]

10,000 vehicles stolen. 9,982 were done by Phloyds

[@clee6746]

How could that have happened ?

[@P00katube]

Get a fuel and battery cutoff switch.

[@teddyfot]

you should required title now to counter that