The Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP are increasing their presence in Collingwood, Thornbury and the Blue Mountain Village.

The recently created Community Engagement and Enforcement Team (CEET) is a proactive community initiative that enhances foot and bicycle patrols in areas with dense retail and business communities.

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The patrols are partly in response to a rise in retail thefts in the affected communities.

Martin Hachey, a media relations officer with the OPP, said in an emailed response to questions that the CEET patrols started weeks ago, and the OPP have conducted 60 hours of foot patrols and 17 hours of bicycle patrols to date.

During patrols, officers engage with business owners, employees, and members of the public to create a proactive presence and a

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