Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Give your car a curfew

The Edmonton Police Service is launching Car Curfew, a free program for Edmontonians that addresses one of the most prevalent crimes in our city: theft of vehicles.

Car Curfew is a free, voluntary program which aims to prevent vehicle theft and aid patrol officers in readily identifying a potentially stolen vehicle.

“Theft of vehicles is typically a crime of opportunity,” explains Const. Cameron Jones with the Neighbourhood Empowerment Team (NET) in Southeast Edmonton. “Car Curfew gives vehicle owners a resource to help police identify a potentially stolen vehicle.”

If a police officer witnesses a vehicle with a reflective Car Curfew decal on the back window that is being operated between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m., they may stop the vehicle and verify that it is being operated with the consent of the owner.

Registered owners may pick up Car Curfew decals at their local police station and place them on the rear windshield of their vehicle.

 

Quick Facts

 

  • This program is designed to draw the attention of police officers to vehicles not normally operated between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. and may potentially be stolen.
  • Police officers encountering a vehicle displaying a Car Curfew reflective decal (in the lower left side of the back windshield) operated during this time frame may stop that vehicle.
  • Display of a Car Curfew decal does not impact the legal rights or duties of vehicle drivers or owners.
  • If a vehicle has the Car Curfew decal and is stopped, police officers must be able to contact the registered owner if they are not driving the vehicle.

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