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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.

Murder victim’s mother-in-law arrested with one-way ticket to Vietnam. Killing for hire of Canadian professor and in-laws from hell.

Hundreds of Ontario residents had their personal information trafficked by a criminal ring tied to ServiceOntario, Toronto Police say.

I enjoyed the chance to chat with former Kansas City intelligence detective Gary Jenkins about changes in the underworld for his podcast.

Talk with Jim Richards of Newstalk 1010 about murder of Montreal gang kingpin Gregory Woolley of Montreal. He was the unlikely glue between top crime groups.

Gas vehicles are vastly more popular targets for thieves in part because the countries where many Canadian vehicles are shipped and sold tend to lack charging infrastructure.

GTA thieves used sophisticated forgeries to steal high-end cars, including a $600,000 Ferrari F8 Spyder and a Lamborghini Urus, valued at more than $300,000, Halton police say.