Media Advisory - Ontario's Top Cops to Launch Provincial Lock It OR Lose It Crime Prevention Campaign

Media are invited to join police officers on a walk-through the Yorkdale Shopping Centre parking lot as officers look for unsecured vehicles

TORONTO, Dec. 11, 2013 /CNW/ - The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) and Toronto Police Service will kick off the annual Lock It OR Lose It Campaign, a proactive, province-wide crime prevention program that encourages motorists to take a few simple precautions to protect their vehicles and valuables from theft – especially during the holiday season. This year's launch will highlight the growing dangers of identity theft related to unsecured vehicles.

Lock It OR Lose It Media Event:

Date:	Thursday, December 12, 2013
Location:	Yorkdale Shopping Centre
	3401 Dufferin Street, Toronto
	North Side (opposite highway 401)
	Directly inside the Famous Players/Indigo Mall Entrance
Time:	10:00 am

Attendees will include:

• Deputy Chief Andrew Fletcher, Halton Regional Police Service and Chair, OACP Community Safety and Crime Prevention Committee
• Rick Dubin, Vice-President, Investigative Services, Insurance Bureau of Canada
• Brian Vaile, Vice President, Marketing, RSR Global
• Raymond G. Leclair, Vice-President, Public Affairs, TitlePLUS, Lawyers' Professional Indemnity Company (LAWPRO®)

Police leaders and officers from the Toronto Police Service and other police services will be joined by campaign supporters to kick off the OACP's annual province-wide crime prevention campaign targeting auto thefts and valuables in unsecured vehicles. Officers will be going out into the Yorkdale Shopping Centre to check on vehicles following the media event.

Using the Lock It OR Lose It Campaign, police officers throughout Ontario examine parked vehicles to confirm they are locked and that no valuables have been left in plain view.

SOURCE: Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police

Joe Couto, Director of Government Relations & Communications, T. [phone] ext. 22, C. [phone], E. [email protected]; Twitter: @OACPOfficial; Facebook: http://facebook.com/OACPOfficial; Instagram: @OACPOfficial; YouTube: http://youtube.com/OACPOfficial