Ottawa Chinatown BIA offers $200 reward for information in vehicle break-ins

Ottawa Police sign outside headquarters on Elgin St. in Ottawa. (CTV News Ottawa)

The Ottawa Chinatown BIA is warning residents and visitors about a vehicle break-in spree, with eight vehicles broken into in recent weeks.

In a post on Facebook Sunday morning, Ottawa Chinatown showed video of someone breaking into a vehicle parked on a street.

“Another car break-in in Chinatown this morning,’ Ottawa Chinatown said.

“Eight break-ins in the past few weeks. Two in the last two days. Our cameras captured the suspect.”

The police crime map shows a theft under $5,000 was reported on Somerset Street at 10 a.m. on Sunday. Another theft under $5,000 was reported on Somerset Street on Saturday at 5 p.m.

The Ottawa Chinatown BIA is offering a $200 reward for information leading to identification or arrest.

“Chinatown cannot keep being ignored,” officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

According to the Ottawa Police Service’s Crime Map, 51 thefts under $5,000 have been reported in West Centretown, which includes Chinatown, since Feb. 1. Police say thefts under $5,000 include thefts from a motor vehicle.

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