How (rich) Torontonians are protecting their cars from theft

How (rich) Torontonians are protecting their cars from theft

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Security cameras weren’t enough to keep a pair of thieves from stealing a shiny blue Porsche Taycan from Frank’s Leaside driveway last September.

His security cameras just recorded the event, leaving him with a sad souvenir of the crime. They even captured images of a hooded thief throwing a brick through his front window so they could enter his house and steal his key fob.







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Investing in bollards — retractable, metal posts — is just one of the ways that Torontonians are protecting their vehicles from the GTA’s auto-theft crisis. “I guess I’m going to be a bollard installer now,” says civil engineer Joshua Abush. “I never thought I would.”




Bollards, a growing business

Super high-end security

Tracking your car

More affordable solutions

How to choose a ‘kill switch’