Calgary police warn about several vehicle thefts at yoga studios

Calgary police have put out a warning after a number of vehicles were stolen from outside local yoga studios.

In a release, police say they started getting reports about these incidents back in January.

“There have been more than five other occurrences reported to us since then,” said Acting Staff Sergeant Darwin Pearce. “What we’re typically seeing is that keys and wallets are being taken from lockers or jacket pockets while attendees are in a class. The keys are then used to steal cars and stolen credit cards are being used to make fraudulent purchases.”

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The thefts so far have happened in the southeast, southwest, and northwest parts of Calgary. Police don’t have any suspect descriptions available yet.

“We recommend citizens ensure their keys and wallets are stored securely or to take these items with them into classes,” added Acting Staff Sergeant Pearce. “Yoga studios are also encouraged to ensure anyone accessing their facilities has signed in and to consider checking IDs.”

Anyone with information about these thefts is being asked to call police at 403-266-1234.