2017-025 - Authorizing the Extension of the Grant to the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority for continuation of the North Texas Auto Theft Task Force

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In -Kind Match Statistics to Support Grant Problem Statement Use UCR data Larceny from a motor vehicle Larceny from a motor vehicle - Parts Jurisdictions included in totals Theft of a motor vehicle Recoveries of Motor Vehicles Jurisdictions included in totals 2014 2015 2016 139 186 169 23 24 37 Statistics for Area of Jurisdiction 33 25 45 37 32 53 Statistics a combination of Task Force and Jurisdiction Provide any additional information or limitations about the data provide above The data of recoveries may not include all the task force recoveries due to reports are not always completed at the Paris Police Department for every task force recovery. Most will generate Application Narrative Grant Introduction (Executive Summary) 1.1 Briefly describe the organization and program operation. Provide a high level summary to the intent of the application and how it will affect the local community. (500 words or less) The NORTHEAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE is a small two -man task force covering a large (9) nine county area that is mainly rural in composition. The Task Force is not directly assisted by any other Agency other than the Paris Police Department. The Senior Detective is the project manager and he reports directly to a Lieutenant in the Criminal Investigation Division of the Paris Police Department. The Chief of Police of the Paris Police Department is the Project Director. The CID Lieutenant reports to a Captain which is supervised by the Assistance Chief of Police and the Chief of Police. Detectives commonly work with Investigators from the Lamar County Sheriffs Office when it is necessary. The biggest cities in the coverage area are Sherman and Texarkana followed by Paris and then Greenville. The task force Detectives has been investigating auto theft and burglary crimes since 2010 and 2011 for an approximate total of about (14) fourteen years of combined experience. The Detectives have a combined total of (3 7) thirty -seven years of overall law enforcement experience. The Task force completes VTR -68A inspections of the citizens in the coverage area every'Thursday and they are done in Bonham and Paris. The Task Force routinely examines antique vehicles in place, when necessary, and that takes place anywhere in the coverage area on a case by case basis. A lot of these are done in the Sherman, Texas area. The Task force investigates all auto thefts to include any and all wheeled vehicles such as trailers, all - terrain vehicles (ATV) and tractors etc. reported to the Paris Police Department as well the Lamar County Sheriffs Department. The Task Force investigates all burglary of vehicle cases reported to the Paris Police Department and this sometimes includes credit card abuse and theft of firearm cases stemming from the auto burglaries. A lot of these cases have no follow up but Detectives at least read the report to see what items were stolen and to see where the cases are occurring. Detectives try to assist Narcotics Division Detectives with search warrants when possible due to the stolen property from car burglaries being routinely linked to the drug trade. The Lamar County Sheriff s Office does