Action Muffler Radiator & Brakes Ltd

I had some property stolen from my vehicle after taking it there for service. It's unclear whether the theft occurred while the vehicle was being worked on in the shop, or while it was sitting outside with the key lodged inside the cover for the fuel door. Before moving forward, an important fundamental point is that I never consented to the key being left unsecured, the manager did that of his own accord and notified me by voicemail after the fact. He did that because I was picking up the vehicle after hours. I came to realize that the property was missing immediately upon arriving at the vehicle. In spite of repeated attempts to contact the owner for resolution of the matter he refused to return my calls. I had to make a surprise visit to the store in order to make contact with him. I explained what had happened he immediately reverted to the "We are not responsible for property that is left unattended" rhetoric.