Hanna RCMP are warning area residents to ensure valuables are locked up following an increase in thefts.
“We are starting to see an increase in theft from unlocked vehicles as well as bikes that are unlocked,” says a release statement from Hanna RCMP Sergeant Trent Sperlie.
The statement asks residents to ensure their vehicles are locked, especially when parked overnight or when out and about.
Residents should also keep valuable items out of sight in vehicles, or not kept in vehicles, as the majority of thefts from vehicles are crimes of opportunity where thieves discover an unlocked vehicle.
Hanna RCMP are also asking residents to keep their bikes locked up when not in use as bike thefts are also a crime of opportunity.
