NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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York Regional Police would like to remind citizens to be careful when speaking with strangers following recent jewelry distraction thefts in the City of Vaughan.
In recent incidents, unknown suspects engaged victims in conversation and placed a necklace or a bracelet around the victim’s neck or wrist at the same time removing the valuable necklace or bracelet the victim had been wearing. The suspects then leave the area and it is only later that the victims realize their valuable jewelry was stolen.
York Regional Police is reminding citizens to be cautious and protect themselves by following these safety tips:
• Be cautious engaging in conversation with strangers that approach you in public
• Conceal your valuable jewelry if it must be worn while out in public
• Consider hiding your jewelry while walking in public then putting it on once you have reached your destination
• If you witness any suspicious people or activity, contact police immediately. We will respond to these calls
• Criminals are opportunists. Don’t give them the opportunity to make you a victim of crime
Anyone with information is asked to contact the York Regional Police #4 District Criminal Investigations Bureau at 1-866-876-5423, ext.7441, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-tips, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.
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