Project Safe Trade is now available in West Nipissing.
The local OPP detachment’s parking lot in Cache Bay will double as a “community safe zone” to facilitate online property transactions.
Officials say the perceived presence of law enforcement may deter unlawful behaviour and moves online marketplace transactions away from secluded parking lots or private residences and bring them into public places.
Officials add online classified and auction sites are often used as tools to sell stolen property to unknowing victims and can present a safety threat. In order to increase public safety and reduce crime, the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is inviting members of the public to use their OPP detachment parking lot to facilitate property transactions arranged online.
