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York cops warn of rise in break-and-enters post time change

Police investigated 77 incidents between Nov. 7-21

A screengrab from video captured by York Regional Police helicopter of two suspects in a Nov. 12, 2022 break and enter in Aurora.
A screengrab from video captured by York Regional Police helicopter of two suspects in a Nov. 12, 2022 break and enter in Aurora.

Residents in York Region are being warned about a rise in residential break-and-enters as daylight hours have gotten shorter.

York Regional Police say that between Nov. 7-21, they investigated 77 B&Es — the highest number of such incidents during the two weeks following Daylight Saving Time since 2019.

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“Shorter daylight hours and increased trips away from the house may be making easier targets for enterprising criminals,” Supt. Russ Bellman said.

“Last year, in the midst of the pandemic, residents were spending more time in their homes.”

On Nov. 12, uniformed patrol officers and members of the Canine and Air Support Units combined efforts to make an arrest in Aurora as a would-be thief attempted to flee.

Police, who have released video of the arrest, say the 30-year-old suspect, with the help of an unidentified male partner, used a ladder while attempting to enter a home’s second-storey window. The homeowner got a security camera alert and she called police.

One man is charged with break and enter with intent and trespassing at night while police seek to identify the second suspect.

In another Nov. 12 incident, police say three people tried to gain entry to a second-storey window of a Vaughan house by putting patio furniture on a large heater. They fled when police arrived.

Residents are being advised to better secure their homes by installing a good deadbolt lock and always locking doors and windows, even on the second floor; putting timers on interior lights to give the impression someone is at home; asking a friend to pick up mail, shovel snow or park in the driveway if going away; and installing a security camera that can provide updates to a mobile phone.

Anyone with information about the break and enter featured in the video is asked to contact police at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7140 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.