Alberta continues to be hotbed for unrecovered stolen vehicles

A “staggering” number of vehicles continue to be stolen in Alberta — many by crooks with links to organized crime — fuelling the province’s reputation as a hotbed for car thieves.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday at the annual Central Canadian Auto-Theft Association seminar, Edmonton Police Service Det. Dwayne Karpo said on average between 12 and 15 vehicles are stolen each day in Edmonton.
At least half of those are stolen with the keys still in them, he said, and c