{"id":26605,"date":"2024-12-22T10:19:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/vol-souffleuses\/"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:01:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T20:01:28","slug":"snowblower-theft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/police\/prevention\/theft-fraud-scams\/snowblower-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Snowblower theft\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"sticky-section-group aligndefault\"\n>\n   \n<div class=\"sticky-section-main\"\n>\n   \n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro-text\">Every year, several snowblower thefts are reported to the laval police department. Here\u2019s how to protect yours.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prevention tips\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Store your snowblower in a secure, locked, and well-lit area, such as a garage or shed, if possible.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you must store it outside, secure it to a fixed structure and block the wheels.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is recommended to:\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take a photo of your snowblower.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note down key identification details:\u00a0<ul><li>Brand\u00a0Model\u00a0Engine power (gas or electric)\u00a0Clearing width\u00a0Color\u00a0Year of manufactureSerial number\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips to help Laval police\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your observations can help law enforcement act quickly.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Report any suspicious vehicles in your neighborhood to 911, especially those large enough to transport a snowblower.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note important details about the vehicle (make and model, license plate number, description of occupants).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sticky-section-sidebar\"\n>\n   <div class=\"sticky-section-sidebar__inner\">\n     \n<div class=\"sidebar-cta-wrapper aligndefault\">\n   <div class=\"sidebar-cta\">\n     \n  <div class=\"theme-icon aligndefault theme-icon--colored\">\n    <span class=\"theme-icon__icon icon icon-postes-police\"><\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  \n\n\n<p class=\"has-xlarge-font-size\"><strong>Victim of theft?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/service-de-police-de-laval\/services\/faire-une-plainte-ou-un-rapport\/rapport-police-en-ligne\/\">File a police report online&nbsp;<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":26612,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26605","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"coauthors":[],"author_meta":{"author_link":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/author\/mar-longprelaval-ca\/","display_name":"mar.longpre@laval.ca"},"relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 1 year ago","modified":"Updated 7 months ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on December 22, 2024","modified":"Updated on September 18, 2025"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on December 22, 2024 10:19 am","modified":"Updated on September 18, 2025 4:01 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","featured_img":false,"series_order":"","publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-30 06:45:40","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"translation_priority","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26605"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92440,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26605\/revisions\/92440"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.laval.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}