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Go Station Lieing About Parking Lot Thefts

Last week and article appeared in the Toronto Star about Catalytic Converters being stolen out of SUV trucks in GO station parking lots around the GTA. Which, as you can imagine, would be a very big problem for the owner of that vehicle. A GO Station Security Guard was interviewed anonymously, and stated that it was a fact that many vehicles are the victim of theft everyday at GO Station Parking lots across the Toronto Area. A GO PR-type person then stated that the security guard was misinforming people, and that the number of thefts is actually very very small. (I am not going to get into to much detail here and quote numbers, as it is all outlined in the article linked below.)

To people who had had their vehicle broken into, stolen, or vandalized at a GO Station Parking lot, this is like a slap in the face. GO Transit’s stance is to pretend like its not happening, and lie to the public, to make the lots seem safe. My boyfriend Dave’s vehicle(s) has been stolen once, second time broken into, stereo stole, and vehicle damaged so badly it was a write off, and then third time, his brand new vehicle had it’s window smashed out, only for the would-be thieves to find there was nothing inside. All 3 of these incidents happened within about a years time.

Well, Dave decided not to let the first article go unnoticed, as did a few other people. Within a few days, The Star had emails, Dave’s included, and phone calls from angry citizens demanding GO Transit to take a harder look at security at GO Transit parking lots. In response, The Star published a second article with responses from these concerned citizens, and encouraged victims of GO Transit parking lot theft to come forward and the the real numbers become apparent. I urge you to do the same! If we do not speak up, and put some pressure on GO Transit to fix the problem, they will just keep pretending it’s not real.

Read the article and find contact information here:
http://www.thestar.com/GTA/Fixer/article/445821

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