Leitch ups security

Simcoe-Grey MP and Conservative Party leadership candidate Kellie Leitch is enhancing security after a security alarm sounded at her Clearview Township home last Friday night.

“I have received a number of threats during the course of my time in public life,” said Leitch in a public statement released Sunday. “They are, nevertheless, disquieting. This weekend, I was notified by a volunteer in our local riding association that someone was purporting to know my address and was offering it up online to anyone who was interested in doing me harm.”

She said she met with police on the evening of Nov. 11 after having reported the threat.

“Later that night, at approximately 1:55 a.m., my home alarm sounded. I called 911 and left the house. On leaving my house, I noticed that the garage lights were on. These lights are never left on. I waited across the road from my house for the OPP to arrive. When police arrived, they reviewed my property with me and checked my alarm system. In our review of the garage, we found that the lights had been turned off subsequent to my leaving the house and before the police arrived. Fortunately, there was no intruder present. My house was found to be secure. The entry closest to the garage was found to have been the trigger for the alarm.

“The officers speculated that someone trying to gain entry could have set the alarm off. The police left me locked in for the night.

“The alarm sounded again at approximately 3 a.m., but that appeared to be a fault in the system causing the alarm.

“I am grateful to the OPP for their professionalism and diligence.

“My campaign team is taking further steps at my expense to enhance security at my home and on the campaign.”