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nol have near the numh�,,IIr (11'car burglaries as the cit)' ' Undfi'lvo/ their cascs are in vestigated
<br />b1ty thc lilsk Forc,c, ides, contacted and requested 1) ' v lheSherrlf`"s (Alice Pie lask Force is
<br />colinnonli, called bY Red River Cotint , t�, ("ount ' v, Fannin Count , r and Malt Countv fin-
<br />assislanc(,�, with auto ih(fi cases to include trailer Melts (Is WC/L C K
<br />PIC k`or(..,(," is contacted
<br />oil roost, il'nof all, of the vehicle arson cases in the counties a(#aeent to Lainar Coilim,
<br />includili,i; flim/ Count, ,% 1 h lilsk Force is also called on b '
<br />v the Texas Deparollent ol�pjjbjjt"
<br />Sqletvjj-onl time to tinic ivhen the.), have a burned vehicle ihev need identified either bi, it
<br />v
<br />being involed ill (ill accident or croninal activil " v. 1 h Trask Force mainu , fins as bait ve'llicle
<br />for deterring (,Into Melt and allto burglaries and also makes use of a bait trail(?r s4.,l up with a
<br />tracking device 10 arrest trailer thieves vt,hi(..,h is comin,M) in 010"COITIVge area. The Task
<br />Forcc coninloill ' 1, alrends public cvents ill Hopkins, Lamar, and Hunt Count�, oil()sets alp a
<br />booth distributing information oil auto thefl and auto burglaly. Finally,, the lask Force
<br />rq'i-dates the tom, colllpanu-,'s in Paris b`v reviewing and approving their citv tow liceilse
<br />application each vear, monitoring their vehicle siorae
<br />9 ./acilities and cheeking their abandoll
<br />vehicles as then, come in to Men- eare, 7"he 7ask l"orce also handles complaints that are
<br />received ora the tares" co mpa n ies.
<br />Grant Problem Statement
<br />2A Provide an assessment of tbmotor vehicle burglary (including theft ol'parts) problem ill tile
<br />coverage area of this application,
<br />The motor vehicle burglaiy issues continue to be as problem in the Paris area. I& crime
<br />tends to be committed by theyounger adult males and the crime seems to go hand ill hand
<br />with the drug trade. This is has been confirmed or proven with several gulls stolen firorn cars
<br />beh4,,.fi)und later when the citil narcotics unit runs a search i,varra,w oil a drug trqt It is
<br />niore coininon than not ftn- stolen guns to befinind during those search, warrants,
<br />We have also secii in increase ill the number offirearms being left ill unlocked vehieles and
<br />those iieapons are connnon�y being slolen. P'robahlY 90 to 9-5?,,r; of the cities czar burglaries
<br />are vehicles that are lefitollocked, The totalfirearn is stolen
<br />left ftom motor vehiclesfi-orae 2014 is
<br />(5)five, 2015 is (19) nineteen, 2016 is (20) tvventy and firom,,kinuaty to April 2017 is (9)
<br />nine.
<br />Comparing the loss sunnneny,fi-om 2014 to 2016, the Cit.), ofaris had as total of$97,381 in
<br />reported stolen properlY ill 2014, $9�8,263 in 2015 and $118,4 79 ill 201& h -or thefirst (4)
<br />tblfl- Months ol'2017 the CitY qflaris has had as reported $30,588 in suden property
<br />attributed to inotor vehicle burglarki. The City also has seen (in increase in vehic1c'battery
<br />Melis ivith a total qf'(21) tweniv-one ill 2017 alreadi%
<br />2,2 Provide all assessment of tile tnotoi, vehicle theft problem in the coverage arre'l Of this
<br />application
<br />Themolor vehicle theft problent in our area is significant aficr e:vainilling NIC/3"S report oil
<br />Hotspols 2015 (httl)s:Ilti,it,i,i,7.iiicb.oi-glthel(.aiid_fi-atid awarenessliop-places- j--j,ehj(Ie-
<br />thells). 'An examination ofihis rel ?ort shoivs, the Task h-7-orce curlcwtv has (2) two eines that
<br />make Ifts list tvith lXARKANA, 7"A' -Al? METRO making ilia list t (it number#74 and
<br />SHE'RA14N-DENISOA, making the list (it # 123. This list is, composed ol'380 Nationwide
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