http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/ I want the public of Ontario (and canada) be aware of what is happening at the GO Transit parking lots. Its a haven for car vandalism and thefts. We pay such a high cost to use GO Transit, they need to increase security!!! Below is the email that was sent out to all leading media type to make them aware of what is happening at GO Transit parking lots. Hi, I am writing after months of hoping that the epidemic of car vandalism at GO parking lots would stop. It has not and GO transit does not do anything about it, just gives out cliched answers to their customers. Enough is Enough and I think its high time something is done and the public knows what actually happens everyday at the GO Parking lots. My car (honda civic) has been broken into 5 times since March 2004. Twice at Malton and three times at Bramelea GO station. I thought it was just a random act the first time it happened (at that time they stole the car deck). A few weeks later they break in and break the club on the car, take it for a spin, bring in back (I think I was low on fuel, thank god) and then they destroy the steering wheel leaving the car undrivable. My car was gone for 3 weeks to be fixed. After that I thought maybe its a MALTON GO station problem. I switched to the BRAMLEA GO STATION. On both occasions at Malton go station there were other cars broken into and vandalized. Within a week the thieves strike their again. This time they take my sunglasses, mats. By this time I had installed a imbolizer car alarm. The third time they had learnt to opened the hood to turn the alarm off and then do their shopping in my car as they know there is no body at these GO parking lots. The fourth and fifth time they break in and by this time there is nothing left in the car to take. Both times they disconnect the car battery to turn the alarm off. Unfortunately they didnt find anything to take with them. I should thank them for not destroying it like they did the second time at Malton. Go Transit and The cops are aware of all my break ins. Go transit CEO responds after two months of writing to him and comes up with that cars can be broken into anywhere. Well, my car has NEVER been broken into except for when it is parked at the GO PARKING Lots. The Bramlea GO Station has 2 cameras to monitor over a 1000 cars. It is just unbelievable. But when it comes to jacking up the fares they dont think twice about it. I wonder where all that money goes. Obviously not to security at GO parking lots. Maybe GO transit does not care and knows that people will take the GO as it is cheaper than driving with such expensive gas prices. If the GO charges $170 per month for monthly pass from Bramlea to Union they should offer more than random security checks at their parking lots. I will be writing to my MP, all leading media, the minister of transport. If I have to open a website for people to be aware of this epidemdic I will do that. I thought GO would do something to fix the problem, but they have not. 680news ran news updates on this story today (August 18, 2004) from 6am onwards as they were at the Bramlea Go Station. In todays (Aug 18.2004)Toronto's Sun on page22 there is an article written up. I was on CFRB1010 AM show on Aug19 at 12am. MetroNews will be doing an article in this weeks edition. (Sept 1,2004 edition) You can also find the article online at: http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/TorontoSun/News/2004/08/18/588574.html Thanks Harpreet Tue, 31 Aug 2004 19:1:35 CDT en-us 3 http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig5753752 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Someone tried to steal my car on Friday October 23, 2009 at the Bramela GO Station. My car is left in an undrivable state and I dont think there is any way of finding out who tried to steal my car from the GO Station. I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig4663207 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig4408901 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Shame on Go Transit. My wife's car was broken into today at Richmond Hill Go Station. I support this petition. Frank Safavieh http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig4160700 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. The alternative is to look for other means to get to work. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig4011691 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I support this petition. If you victims had to pay out of your own pocket for replacement of cars, repairs etc... then don't buy that next ticket or pass. If they do their inspections, just tell the inspectors that they should patrol parking lots instead of trains. Then if the inspector insists on seeing your ID then think about one thing: ESCAPE. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3785017 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST My car and the car beside mine was broken into yesterday (Nov 22/07) at the Brampton Go Station and they took all of the audio equipment and broke the dashboard in my car. I think the damage is well over $5000 to my car alone. This was the First and LAST time I am taking the GO Train. I would rather stay stuck in traffic (not like the go train was on time anyways). http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3684722 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST My car was broken into yesterday at Bramalea GO station. Deck is gone and battery wires were sliced. GO Transit is doing nothing. Police aren't either. So now I pay higher premiums. Did I mention it was only my second day parking at Bramalea? http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3621121 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Ding Dong The Witch is Dead http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3571954 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3558331 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I've been a recent victim of theft at a GO station, specifically at the Cooksville GO station. I believe there were 3 other cars that were broken into. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3503331 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3501815 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3501736 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST go transit is on drugs if they think that this is not a real problem. i see countless people complaing about break-ins and safety at these lots. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3486647 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST This is happening to me a number of times as well. Twice at Oriel station, and twice at Meadowvale GO station. I feel like reporting it, is just another statistics for them to collect and they are not responding to it. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig3000902 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST I read somewhere that less than 1% of riders try to skip paying fares. Yet the effort by GO for ticket enforcement is HUGE. If even a quarter of this effort was redirected toward random monitoring of GO parking I believe it would be a HUGE theft deterrent. But there is nothing in it for GO Transit. Until GO Transit is made more accountable for car damage/theft, parking security levels won't improve. http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig2924719 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig2753996 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST because my car got broken into and it hurts when u loose your belonging. They stole my stereo, subs, amp everything!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig2663167 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig2479447 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST Streetsville GO needs some serious security, car broken into, rims, deck, subs all stolen, nobody doing a damn thing about it http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/gotransitneedssecurity/#sig2479445 Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:0:00 CST because I am the Prince of Zambia and some idiot stole everything from my car (subs, amp, deck, rims and dignity)