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AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY & THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY <br />PROGRAM NARRATIVE <br />3. Functions of the Proposed Project (See Instructions on page 18) <br />The Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force has a coverage area of tweive counties that cover 8,000 square miles, which is most <br />of northeast Texas. The Task Force ofFicers handle ali auto thefts and related crimes, whether covert or overt. The Task Force <br />perForms salvage yard inspections, inspections of car dealers, repair shops, and scrap metal yards. In fact, a new problem that <br />has arisen recently is vehicles being stolen and soid to scrap yards, not salvage yards, and it has been a chore regulating these <br />businesses and training them about what has to be documented. However, by doing this, it has helped to prevent some thefts of <br />older vehicles and other related crimes such as parts thefts. We also perform all TxDOT 68A inspections. These inspections <br />help in preventing auto theft and other related crimes. The sergeant keeps daily assignment records that include type of case, <br />property involved, disposition of case, what is recovered, the value of recovery, and the type of arrest that is made. All <br />inspections are documented. We use these records to complete quarterly reports. The sergeant meets at least weekly with the <br />Paris Police Chief and the Lamar County Sheriff, and he meets at least monthly with the Sheriffs of Delta, Fannin, Franklin, <br />Hopkins, and Red River Counties. He meets with the Prosecutors when necessary. <br />Our goal is always to reduce auto theft in our area. <br />. 00$4 <br />ABTPA-26 <br />