Vancouver residential buildings are being targeted by ’sticky' thieves with glue
“These suspects would gain entry into the building during the middle of the night and apply hot glue in the top corner of apartment unit doors, stretching it between the door and the frame,” said VPD Property Crime Sergeant Stan Dy in a release.
“When building residents return home and open the door, the strand of glue is broken. If the residents are away, the strand of glue stays intact, indicating that no one was home. The suspects then returned within a few days and broke into suites that had intact glue.”
The VPD added that it believed that suspects targeted older apartment buildings with limited security, including insecure stairwell doors or buildings without any security cameras.
“Similar cases involving suspects utilizing glue on unit doors through apartment buildings have been reported in Ontario and Edmonton,” added police.
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Investigators with the VPD are asking anyone with information about the series of break-and-enters to call 604-717-0610.
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