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Tag: Auto Theft
Investigations
Carfax for Police and Ne-IAATI Offer Free Auto Theft Investigation Training
The training series offers timely insights into trends, tactics, and prevention methods from industry experts on fraudulent VINs and tags, criminal enterprises and organized theft rings, and vehicle forensics.
February 6, 2024
Patrol
Seattle Officer Killed Off Duty Helping at Crash Scene
The officer, identified by authorities as Alexandra Harris, had stopped to assist state troopers at one of two accidents that happened late last night. When she stepped out of her vehicle, she was immediately struck and killed.
June 14, 2021
Patrol
CA K-9 Shot and Killed During Search for Auto Theft Suspect
The department said K-9 Jango is believed to have been struck by gunfire when a man who was reportedly driving a stolen vehicle and had fled police fired at the K-9 and his human partner as they approached him inside a building.
May 3, 2021
Technology
Assisted Patrol to Include Video and Audio Recording Capabilities
Assisted Patrol, a leading covert and bait product for cell phones and tablets, is adding new, powerful video and audio recording capabilities to its system.
August 30, 2019
Patrol
Be a Jack of All Trades, Not a Master of One
Focusing on just one vehicle, penal, or narcotics code sub-specialty means that crooks are getting away with other stuff around you. You should strive to be both the Jack of All Trades and the Master of All of Them.
March 1, 2018
Vehicle Ops
LoJack Launches New Auto Theft Blog Series
LoJack has launched an auto theft blog series titled LoJack's Recovery of the Month. It details recent cases where a vehicle was located and returned with the help of LoJack and local law enforcement.
May 6, 2016
Patrol
Florida Activists Call for Investigation of Deputies Over Death of 3 Teen Suspects in Pond Crash
A coalition of activists called Thursday for an outside investigation of the events leading up to the deaths last month of three teenage girls who drowned while fleeing from Pinellas, FL, sheriff's deputies.
April 29, 2016
Patrol
Colorado Officer Slips on Ice, Accidentally Shoots Auto Theft Suspect
Officers followed the Acura several blocks. After crossing into Denver, the officers performed a PIT maneuver in order to stop the pursuit. The Acura made an evasive move and ended up on a snowbank.
December 21, 2015
Training
Collateral Damage
This April we commemorated the 20-year anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. And the repercussions from that day have reached farther than anyone could have expected. The aftereffects are just as real in the lives of some today as if they were present when the homemade bomb in the Ryder truck exploded. The bombing even wrecked the life of one of the conspirators' children, who himself was innocent of the crime.
November 17, 2015
Technology
Tesla Owner Tracks Car Thief in Real Time, Leads to Arrest
As the thief swerved into courtyards and busted U-turns, the Pinkowskis relayed the car's location to a 911 operator.
November 5, 2015
Technology
California City Looks at Using Garbage Haulers to Catch Car Thieves
The noisy garbage trucks that lumber down San Jose, Calif., streets every week could soon pick up more than just trash -- they might also scan license plates, too, in a proposed city-wide sweep for stolen vehicles.
August 20, 2015
Patrol
California Car Thief Paints Face Black in Attempt to Escape Police
A suspected car thief spray-painted his face black in an attempt to camouflage himself after fleeing the scene in Madera, Calif., police said.
March 17, 2015
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