Ontario – The Ontario government is investing $18 million over three years to help police services combat and prevent auto theft, while protecting communities and keeping people and their property safe. The Preventing Auto Thefts (PAT) Grant will fund 21 projects, supporting new and enhanced crime-fighting measures that focus on prevention, detection, analysis and enforcement. The following police services and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments are receiving funding:
Barrie Police Service & South Simcoe Police Service – $1,800,000
Brockville Police Service & Gananoque Police Service – $515,826
Chatham-Kent Police Service – $879,884
Cornwall Police Service – $795,792
Durham Regional Police Service – $900,000
Guelph Police Service – $859,977
Halton Regional Police Service – $900,000
Hamilton Police Service – $895,760
London Police Service – $900,000
Niagara Regional Police Service – $726,659
OPP Norfolk County Detachment – $844,084
OPP Perth County Detachment – $860,579
OPP Renfrew Detachment & Admaston Police Service – $1,393,500
Peel Regional Police – $900,000
Peterborough Police Service, Rama First Nations Police Service & OPP Central Highway Safety Division – $492,610
St. Thomas Police Service – $608,767
Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service – $266,049
Toronto Police Service – $900,000
Waterloo Regional Police Service – $686,523
Windsor Police Service – $899,750
York Regional Police Service – $900,000