Page 2 - Operation Cold Start News Today

We may have had some warmer weather over the past week but the frigid cold will likely be back and Alberta RCMP want to remind you not to leave your vehicle…

Calgary police aim to reduce warm-up vehicle theft through Operation Cold Start Operation Cold Start, which began in December 2016, seeks to deter or catch thieves who target vehicles left running and unattended. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Feb 01, 2021 11:40 AM MT | Last Updated: February 1 Vehicles left running and unattended are targeted by car thieves in crimes of opportunity, say Calgary police.(Yvon Theriault/CBC)

  CALGARY -- The Calgary Police Service is ramping up Operation Cold Start, an effort that will see officers in the community looking to prevent the theft of unattended vehicles.   The initiative first ran in December of 2016 and was created to address the significant number of vehicles that are stolen or broken into in Calgary.  Despite the warmer weather Alberta has seen this winter and with more people at home than normal, there have still been 217 vehicles stolen since November 2020...