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Thefts from Vehicles Continue to be a Problem
The theft of personal property from motor vehicles parked at various
locations continues to be a problem in the City of Sarnia. Police receive
reports on an almost daily basis advising that citizens have had their
vehicles broken into and valuables stolen.
While it may not be possible to prevent 100% of these crimes, it is
certainly possible to prevent a good number of them said Constable
Bill Baines. We understand that there are criminals out there who
commit these types of crimes on a regular basis, we also know that
there are citizens who unknowingly make the criminals job more easy,
added Baines.
Along with the calls to police reporting that vehicles have been broken
into and items taken, police receive a fair number of calls where the
vehicles have either been left unlocked or valuables left in plain view
of anyone choosing to peer in the windows. This presents a prime target
for thieves who can not pass up such an opportunity.
Make yourself a harder target by removing valuables from your vehicle.
If you anticipate having to leave items in your vehicle, place them in the
trunk before leaving home. Thieves are known to watch parking lots and can see valuables being hidden under seats or in glove boxes.
While no solution is fool proof, many crimes are committed because
an opportunity presents itself, opportunities that are created inadvertently by citizens. If we eliminate or remove these opportunities, we can prevent a significant number of these crimes!
In August, 1988, Morag Davies was a divorced forty five year old real estate agent who lived by herself in a Retlaw Drive residence in Sarnia, Ontario. She had only lived at this address for about three or four weeks as of August 23, 1988.
Ms. Davies was regarded by all who knew her as a friendly, professional lady. She had been working in real estate for about three years, after changing from a lengthy career in nursing.
Ms. Davies was born and raised in Scotland. She immigrated to Canada in the 1970s.
Ms. Davies was visited at her residence by a co-worker the evening of Tuesday, August 23, 1988. The co-worker left Ms. Davies residence at about 10:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. that evening. This is the last we know that Ms. Davies was seen alive by anybody except her assailant.
On Thursday, August 25, 1988 the co-worker who visited Ms. Davies on August 23 decided to check in on her, as Ms. Davies had not been to work since August 23, 1988.
At about noon hour on August 25, 1988 the co-worker along with another realtor attended Ms. Davies residence. After getting no answer at the door they entered the residence and found Ms. Davies dead in her bedroom. She had been brutally stabbed several times. Her killer has never been identified.
Through the years since this murder Sarnia Police have pursued numerous leads. Unfortunately, none of these leads have yielded evidence against the killer.
There are some indicators that have led investigators to believe Ms. Davies knew her assailant. However, it could be that this is not the case, and the investigation has not been restricted to people known by Ms. Davies.
View the Davies Murder timeline.
This file is still open and is being actively worked on. The contact person for this case is Staff Sergeant Chris Oram, Sarnia Police Criminal Investigations Division [phone (519) 344-8861 ext. 6079].
Any assistance or information from the public would be most appreciated.
You may have the one piece of information that could tie this investigation together!
