Local Police are encouraging drivers to take precautions to protect their vehicles and their contents from theft during the holiday season.
The OPP is participating in the Province-wide Lock it OR Lose it Campaign and warning motorists about the dangers of property and identity theft resulting from unlocked vehicles or the leaving of valuables in plain view.
West Parry Sound Staff Sergeant Ron Campbell says leaving vehicles unlocked or valuables in plain sight is an invitation for thieves to steal your valuables and thieves are also looking for anything in a vehicle that allows them to engage in identity theft so keep anything with your personal information with you.
Officers will be patrolling parking lots looking to see if vehicles are locked and valuables are not in plain sight and then leaving a report card for the driver to show them how they did in preventing theft.
