
How to keep yourself safe from property crime
Nipawin RCMP is sharing tips on how to prevent mischief, theft and break-ins.
With temperatures fluctuating, the detachment has noticed residents report more property crimes when things start to warm up.
Staff Sargent Terry Posnikoff at the Nipawin and Smeaton RCMP detachments said the spike in crime is attributed to cabin fever.
“Typically property crime is done by foot, they are opportunists. So if a vehicle is left unlocked or valuables are left out in the open they become a target. It is the same for outbuildings like garages and sheds.”