Codiac RCMP are continuing to get reports about personal items and gifts being stolen from vehicles and often the doors have been left unlocked.
Superintendent Tom Critchlow says the force is still responding to vehicle thefts when a car is left running unattended.
Critchlow says it tends to happen when someone decides to warm up their vehicle in their own driveway.
“If you don’t have a system where you can auto-start your vehicle that automatically locks it – don’t go out and leave your car running with the keys in it… because the person came out and it’s gone.”
Critchlow encourages residents to lock everything up – not only their cars but their homes, sheds and anything else that might be a target for theft.
During the holidays, he says officers are also focusing on road safety including distracted driving.
Critchlow says he often sees many instances of texting when he’s driving around in his own personal vehicle.
On January 1, the consequences will become more severe for distracted driving in New Brunswick as the province doubles the fines for a conviction and increases the demerit points to five.
