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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, A pr il 7, 20 22 | 32 orecoupons,more flyers, moresavings. save.ca/flyers Find the Loblaws flyer andmore on Save.caFind the Loblaws flyer Scan to view flyer. Disclaimer: flyer pictured is for illustrative purposes only and may not reflect the current flyer. View the flyer on Save.ca for the current flyer for your location. MoreN EW ! Cut out paying more Your only destination for more coupons, more flyers, more savings. #SavingWithSave save.ca/coupons Save $1.00 on any Pure Protein Product Scan to get coupons Halton police vehicles were in- volved in more crashes and in- curred higher damage costs in 2021. Here's 10 findings from the 2021 Police Vehicle Collision Summary, which was presented Thursday, March 31 to the Halton Police Board. • There were 141 Halton police vehicle collisions reported in 2021, which is up from 94 colli- sions in 2020, 131 collisions in 2019, 126 collisions in 2018 and 126 colli- sions in 2017. • Of these 141 vehicle collisions, four of the involved police vehi- cles were total losses. Halton po- lice lost six vehicles to collisions in 2020, six in 2019, five in 2018 and five in 2017. • The damage cost of these 2021 collisions was higher than previ- ous years at $430,816, compared to $359,910 in 2020, $305,873 in 2019, $323,806 in 2018 and $320,500 in 2017. • There were 66 collisions clas- sified as preventable in 2021, which is up from 39 preventable collisions in 2020, 56 in 2019, and 48 in 2018. There were 77 prevent- able collisions in 2017. • Of the 66 preventable colli- sions, 44 occurred because the driver failed to observe clearanc- es while eight happened as a re- sult of following too close and four occurred as a result of failing to yield. Another four collisions happened because of improper backing up, three took place be- cause the officer was driving too fast for conditions, one happened as the result of an improper turn while two other collisions were classified as miscellaneous. • Halton Police Deputy Chief Jeff Hill said whenever there is an accident there is a review and if something stands out the offi- cer will be required to undertake to remedial training. It was also pointed out that in 2021 Halton police vehicles travelled 7.4 mil- lion kilometres with patrol vehi- cles averaging 50,000 km per year. • Of the 141 police vehicle colli- sions in 2021, 58 were listed as non-preventable. This figure is higher than the 42 non-prevent- able collisions reported in 2020. There were 59 non-preventable collisions reported in 2019, 50 in 2018 and 34 reported in 2017. • 17 of the 141 police vehicle col- lisions had an unknown cause (Found damaged with no clear in- dication of how the damage hap- pened or who the driver was). • The report noted there were also 25 incidents during 2021 where Halton police cruisers re- ceived non-collision-related dam- age, resulting in a total cost of $12,798. The majority of these in- volved damage to the wind- shields/windows. • Halton Police Chief Stephen Tanner said the Safe Driving Committee will continue to re- view all preventable collisions in an effort to identify causes, trends and strategies to improve safety. A driver training program is being implemented in an effort to decrease preventable colli- sions overall. 10 FINDINGS FROM 2021 POLICE VEHICLE CRASHES REPORT DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com NEWS EDITOR'S NOTE: It is impor- tant to note these incidents were simply reported to Halton police and some, upon investigation, may turn out to be unfounded. Vehicle thefts continued to be a problem in Halton during the month of March, with around 95 thefts reported to Halton police. For the period covering March 1 to March 29, the Halton Region- al Police online Crime Mapping feature displayed seven vehicle thefts in Halton Hills, 17 in Milton and 22 in Burlington. Oakville got the most atten- tion for thieves by far, with 49 ve- hicle thefts reported to police during this period. A carjacking and shooting in Oakville Wednesday (March 30) is the latest high-profile vehicle theft under investigation. Police have previously said that Lexus vehicles, BMWs, Range Rovers, Ford F-150 trucks and Mercedes-Benz vehicles have been the most popular targets of local thieves. They said parking a vehicle in a garage is the best way to keep it safe. Other preventive tips include getting a steering wheel lock or installing an aftermarket GPS on the vehicle so if it is stolen it can be tracked. For more theft prevention tips, visit https://www.haltonpo- lice.ca/en/staying-safe/vehicle- theft-prevention-tips.aspx. NEARLY 100 VEHICLE THEFTS REPORTED IN HALTON DURING MARCH DAVID LEA dlea@metroland.com CRIME Halton police online Crime Mapping Feature noted there were approximately 95 vehicle thefts in Halton during March. Halton police photo illustration