Auto Theft Introduction

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Auto Theft Introduction. Introduction: Current Auto Theft Squad roster : Sergeant Debbie Backstrom Detectives: Hiro Yamashita Mannie Quinonez Dan Kirchmeier Michelle Barker ASA 2 Tracey Puffer . Crime Focus - Auto Theft (5 Min). Auto Theft Trends Lesson Learned - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Auto Theft Introduction

• Introduction: Current Auto Theft Squad roster:

Sergeant Debbie Backstrom Detectives: Hiro Yamashita

Mannie Quinonez Dan Kirchmeier Michelle Barker

ASA 2 Tracey Puffer

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• Auto Theft Trends• Lesson Learned• Auto Theft Screenings• Chop Shops and Drop Locations• Pro Active Investigations

Crime Focus - Auto Theft (5 Min)

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Auto TheftPrecinct Year to Date

Monthly Average

Jan - April2012

Year to Date Monthly Average

Jan - April2013

Year to Date Monthly Average

Jan - April2014

Year to Date 2013 -2014

% ofChange*

Jan - April

North 102 131 194 32%

West 56 58 76 25%

East 48 36 62 43%

South 51 52 81 36%

Southwest 38 47 42 -11%

Number compiled from GO Events; As reported by T Puffer (Averages above .5 are rounded up) *Percent of change calculated from actual number of incidents not the averages

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Auto Theft Trends

• Vehicle Thefts of any vehicle started with “jiggler” key. Involved vehicles are: Toyota, Subaru, Honda, Saab, Nissan– Vehicle’s recovered with stolen items from burglaries, car prowls, and mail

theft– Subaru Legacy station wagon is a favorite

• Vehicle’s stolen with keys. Warming up in wintertime (“Puffer”), Valet, Burglary, Keys left in vehicle (spare key or construction worker to ease movement), unattended keys

• Rise in License plate thefts. Caused by use of ALPR. Switch from unsuspecting owner of similar vehicle. Unknown victim until contact from police.

• Returning with stolen keys at another time

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“Jiggler” Keys

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“Bump” Keys

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Lessons Learned

• Efficient use of personnel. Use of Master cases to consolidate cases. Fingerprint cases

• Marginal arrest cases, does not meet KCPA guidelines-no evidence of theft

• Working with Burglary Theft Squads and outside agencies. – Recent Bellevue PD information sharing of Kyle D, a suspect who

victimized both cities. – Share information via Criminal information Bulletins, Homicide

Investigation Tracking (HITS State Attorney General), Burglary Auto Theft (BAT list).

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Auto Theft Screenings

• Continue with screening. New SPD protocol regarding the theft of vehicles by known suspect, often a family member or ex spouse.

• Craigslist Investigations-usually not successful. • Civil Property Dispute between unmarried couples.

Question of having a “tenable claim” to the vehicle– Officer safety issue, also relieves SPD from civil liability for false

arrest. – Screenings take from one hour to several days– Number of screenings down due to effect of new SPD policy

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Chop Shops & Drop Locations

• Have worked a small chop shop in South Seattle. VIN switched vehicles.

• Crime analysis has more information as to drop locations. – Due to the volume of reports it is difficult for

Sergeant to see anything other than obvious patterns.

– Patrol Officers

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Pro Active Investigations

• Above chop shop• Subaru thief and narcotics user. Worked with Bellevue

PD. • Has sold 12 stolen cars to scrap yards since 2009. Filed

with KCPA on three occasions. Catch 22, still no decision.• Bryan T• Allen B and Jason P F 7300 block 16 AVE SW. • Use of Major Crimes Task Force

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Contact Numbers

• Auto Theft Squad 206-684-8940• Email: [email protected]• Sergeant Backstrom 206-684-8948• Auto Theft Admin: T Puffer 206-684-4762