10 - Extension of the NE Texas Auto Task Force

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Item No. 10 TO: Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem & City Council Grayson Path, Interim City Manager FROM: Richard W. Salter, Jr., Chief of Police SUBJECT: RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE NORTHEAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE THROUGH THE MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY GRANT FOR FY -2023 DATE: July 25, 2022 BACKGROUND: For the past 28 years, the Paris Police Department has benefited from the Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) Grant. The Texas Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA) exists to empower local law enforcement agencies and communities to combat and prevent statewide motor vehicle crime. The MVCPA is an evidence based, strategy driven and community -centric network to support regional taskforces, improve coordination, deploy equipment and provide clear messaging to reduce motor vehicle crime. The MVCPA fosters a statewide collaborative network of law enforcement and non -law enforcement resources to combat motor vehicle burglaries, motor vehicle thefts and fraud - related motor vehicle crime. The MVCPA also funds education campaigns to inform automobile owners of methods and best practices to prevent motor vehicle burglaries and/or thefts. The MVCPA issues grants to law enforcement agencies (referred to as Task Forces) and educates the public to act and use prevention techniques to fulfill its mission. The MVCPA uses the appropriated funds to provide effective coverage around the state through the cooperative network of law enforcement groups, prosecutors, insurance industry representatives, local tax assessor -collectors, and concerned citizens to combat motor vehicle crime through enforcement, prevention, public awareness, and education initiatives. STATUS OF ISSUE: The Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force currently consists of one Paris Police Department Auto Theft Detective and one Lamar County Sheriff's Office Investigator who collaborate on a full-time basis through an Inter -local Agreement to provide assistance to law enforcement agencies throughout a defined nine (9) county area of Northeast Texas. The task force will adopt any auto theft or burglary of motor vehicle case upon request of any agency in the coverage area. The task force will conduct DMV68-A inspections for the coverage area, and assist DMV offices with investigations involving Title Fraud. The MVCPA