Lock it or lose it -- police warning residents by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff 3 | Friday, August 15, 2014 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Oakville residents are being reminded to lock up their vehicles or risk losing whatever valuables may be inside. Oakville Criminal Investigations Bureau Detective Eric Schwab said that with summer in full swing, the town has seen an increase in thefts from automobiles. Thieves, he said, have been targeting cars with unlocked doors and open windows and making off with cash, laptops, phones, GPS units, chargers and anything else of value left inside. Schwab said the problem is a town-wide issue. "There is not one area I would pinpoint or any areas where it is not going on," he said. "Week to week, it is almost like it shifts. Some areas become more prevalent because what happens is the people committing these crimes will focus on a specific area for a few nights and then move into the next area. Police are going to respond and they know that." Police are advising residents to park in well- Oakville residents are cautioned to lock it or lose it as the summer season has brought a rise in property theft.| photo by Graham Paine Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) lit areas and to always lock vehicle doors and windows. Valuables, including GPS and cell phone devices, should be removed from the vehicle or locked in the trunk. When parking at home, police said, residents should park in a garage, if possible. Schwab said residents should never hide spare keys inside the vehicle and should remove garage door openers when they leave the vehicle. He said there have been cases where the garage door opener has been stolen out of a car and then used to burglarize the residence a few days later while the homeowners are at work. Police are calling on residents to be vigilant during the warm weather, but said there is no uniform way to describe those responsible for these thefts as they range considerably in age and appearance. "It's all ages. It's people looking for an easy steal," said Schwab. "They're looking for unlocked doors, for valuables left on the seats. They want quick money. Those things are sold and turned over for cash." Schwab said the Halton Regional Police Service Strategic Proactive Youth Enforcement Team has been working to raise awareness of crime prevention techniques by distributing flyers to residents. Anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, through the web at www.haltoncrimestoppers.com or by texting `Tip201' with the message to 274637 (crimes). Identity of woman's body found at northwest Oakville fire scene confirmed: police by David Lea Oakville Beaver Staff Halton Regional Police have confirmed the identity of a woman whose body was discovered at the scene of a house fire in northwest Oakville Monday. Dental records were used to identify the woman at the Regional Forensic Pathology Lab in Hamilton Tuesday. Police are withholding the 56-year-old Oakville Deputy Fire Chief Andy Glynn said an died of severe burns and smoke inhalation. Oakville woman's name at the request of her no one else was in the residence at the time of Officers said the fire's cause has been deterfamily. the blaze. mined, but would not elaborate, stating only At approximately 3:30 p.m. Monday, police Police said the coroner determined the wom- that it was not a criminal matter. and firefighters were called after a passerby noADVERTISEMENT ticed smoke coming from a Stratus Drive residence. The fire was quickly brought under control. 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