Winnipeg vehicle break-ins and thefts unlikely to result in arrest
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It's a sight no Winnipegger wants to experience. The windows of your vehicle smashed and your belongings stolen, leading to hours spent on repairs, paperwork and replacing property.
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While thefts from motor vehicles have been trending downwards in recent years, a Winnipeg police report shows that only 0.4 per cent of thefts of $5,000 or less from vehicles are ever solved.
Global's Iris Dyck has more on vehicle break-ins in the video above.
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