A car theft victim, former thief and former police investigator all agree that it’s not a good idea to hide your car keys inside your house.

The death of Brian Mulroney got me thinking back more than three decades, to when I saw a rapidly deteriorating David Milgaard in Stony Mountain Penitentiary.

What’s up at FINTRAC, the federal watchdog for organized crime money-laundering and terrorist financing? Two staff members marched out. System offline for two weeks after breach.

It only makes surge. The surge in auto theft has spurred a rapid rise in producets and services to keep your ride and home safe: from the humble club to live in guards.

I got the chance to go on CBC Radio’s podcast, Front Burner, to talk about organized crime and auto theft. That issue isn’t about to go away any time soon, as organized crime enjoys high rewards, low risks, and plenty of nice autos to steal.

I enjoyed chatting with Anne-Marie Mediwake of CTV Your Morning about how the auto theft epiidemic will have an impact on your insurance.

There’s a summit of police, lawmakers and industry officials next week in Ottawa to try to find ways to curb the worsening auto theft crisis. Here are some things they should consider.

Fun chat with Jim Richards of Newstalk 1010 Radio about cases when police officers and employees sell out to the dark side. It’s unsettling when you tally them up.

A southwestern Ontario vehicle theft ring was moving cars to Eastern Europe. We had previously heard of the market in West Africa. Federal summit for lawmakers coming up next month to deal with this organized crime business, which is still going strong.

David Rabinovitch did plenty of investigations as a journalist. Then he looked into a deep family secret and found the story of a lifetime – about his Uncle Wolfe and the mob.