温哥华警方用热胶胶探探闯入 测试公寓是否空置 Vancouver police probe break-ins using hot glue to test if apartments are vacant.

温哥华警方正在调查一系列入室盗窃案 嫌犯在公寓门上用热胶水测试占用情况 Vancouver police are investigating a series of break-ins where suspects used hot glue on apartment doors to test occupancy. 8月至12月,6座建筑物中的10个单元(温哥华5座,伯纳比1座)成为攻击目标。 Between August and December, 10 units in six buildings—five in Vancouver and one in Burnaby—were targeted. 盗贼将胶水粘在门的顶角;如果他们返回时完好无损,他们闯进去,表示该单位无人居住。 Thieves applied glue to the top corner of doors; if intact when they returned, they broke in, indicating the unit was unoccupied. 该方法用于安全性较弱的老旧建筑物。 The method was used on older buildings with weak security. 据报道,安大略省和艾伯塔省也采取了类似的策略。 Similar tactics have been reported in Ontario and Alberta. 警方敦促公众举报可疑活动,并正在继续进行调查。 Police urge the public to report suspicious activity and are continuing their investigation.