On three consecutive nights, Halton police said car thieves have stolen six high-end SUVs from driveways in Oakville.

It is believed that between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., the robbers approach the vehicles on foot, use a piece of equipment that can access a signal similar to what the vehicle’s key fobs would access, start the vehicle and leave within a matter of minutes, according to police.

Police said the suspects are targeting SUVs.

Police also encouraged residents to take more preventative measures to avoid similar occurences, such as, parking your car in a garage, parking a less valuable car as a physical barrier behind the more valuable one, not leaving a spare set of keys in the vehicle, and buying a data lock for your car, which can block thieves from reprograming features of the vehicle.

From 2017 to 2018, Oakville saw an increase of 21 auto theft incidents, or 14.2 per cent, according to Halton police statistics.

David Venn is a breaking news reporter, working out of the Star's radio room in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: @davidvenn_

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