RCMP Districts are investigating a series of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) thefts in the Lunenburg County, Queens County, Kings County and Tantallon areas.
Over the past three weeks, RCMP officers in those areas have responded to calls of thefts that have occurred both day and night. ATVs have been stolen that were parked outdoors or secured in garages, both with and without keys.
Officers continue to investigate, however, are asking ATV owners to take preventative measures to ensure that their ATVs are secure. This includes storing the ATV in a well-lit, secure location and to never leave the keys in an accessible or obvious location. Given some ATVs have been stolen from secure garages, the RCMP are encouraging citizens to store their ATVs behind parked vehicles to serve as a deterrent to would be thieves.
If you have any information about these incidents, please call Lunenburg County RCMP at 902-527-5555 or Nova Scotia Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or text TIP202 + your message to ‘CRIMES’ (274637) or by Secure Web Tips atwww.crimestoppers.ns.ca. Calls to Crime Stoppers are not taped or traced and if police make an arrest and lay c
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Source: Media Release