Police unveil top 10 most stolen items from cars in B.C.

Last year, 56,000 vehicles were broken into across B.C. leading police to urge drivers to hide valuables and lock their doors to decrease opportunities for criminals. 

“They check sometimes hundreds of cars every day. If the door is open, they’re going in. If they see a prize, your laptop, a wallet, your cellphone, they’re going in,” said Assistant Commissioner Eric Stubbs of the B.C. RCMP. 

In the Lower Mainland last year, theft from vehicles went down by only one per cent and in