Warning issued for vehicle registration sticker thefts
CBC News
Posted: Sep 19, 2012 12:28 PM MT
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2012 12:27 PM MT
Calgary police are finding registration stickers are being cut right out of licence plates around the city. (Rachel Maclean/CBC)
Calgary police say thieves are getting creative when it comes to stealing car registration stickers.
Removing the entire licence plate is not unusual, but now some are taking the time to peel the stickers off or even clip the corner of the plate with metal cutters.
He says the people who steal registration stickers are usually those who have outstanding tickets, criminal charges or just don't have the money to cover the insurance needed to get registered.
Lebedeff says it's not an easy crime to detect.
"Your spider sense will tingle sometimes and you will make that phone call to the insurance companies and they'll tell us, 'You know what, they are no longer with us' or for whatever reason, so you have to do a little digging when it comes to that."
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