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10 - Application for extension of an Automobile urglary & Theft Prevention GrantItem No. 10 memorandum TO: City Council Grayson Path, City Manager FROM: Bob Hundley, Chief of Police SUBJECT: MVPCA GRANT APPLICATION FOR FY 2020-2021 DATE: May 21, 2020 BACKGROUND: The City of Paris began the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force, with the assistance of the Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, in September of 1994. Since that time, the City of Paris Police Department application has been approved for 26 consecutive years. ABTPA changed their name this past year to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority. There are two Paris police detectives assigned to the Task Force paid for by this grant. These officers are allowed to investigate auto thefts and auto burglaries in a number of counties in the Northeast Texas area. Many times, criminals operate beyond jurisdictional lines. STATUS OF IS SUE: The MVPCA has decided to resume taking applications for the grant process this year. The total amount of the grant for 2020/2021 is $151,027.00 including a cash match of $44,318.00 from the city. We ask for Council to approve the application for the grant and authorize the manager to complete certain documents. The MVPCA requires a resolution from the governing body for the grant application. BUDGET: The grant application will require a $44,318.00 cash match in the 2020-2021 police department budget. RECOMMENDATION: Motion to approve a resolution authorizing the application of the grant to the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for continuation of the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force and authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents. RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION FOR AN EXTENSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY (MVPCA), FORMERLY THE AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY AND THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY (ABTPA), GRANT FOR CONTINUATION OF THE NORTHEAST TEXAS AUTO THEFT TASK FORCE; APPROVING A CASH MATCH FROM THE CITY OF PARIS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID GRANT EXTENSION; AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ANY AND ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAID GRANT UPON NOTICE THEREOF; MAKING OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVPCA), formerly the Texas Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority ("ABTPA"), provides funding for automobile theft prevention grants; and WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes Article 4413(37) and Texas Administrative Code Title 43, Part 3, Chapter 57, entities are eligible to receive grants from the Motor Vehicle Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority to provide financial support to law enforcement agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams and to combat automobile burglary in the jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City of Paris began the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force, with the assistance of Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority, in September of 1994, and since that time, for 26 consecutive years, the City of Paris has been approved to continue the Task Force under this grant; and WHEREAS, there are two Paris police detectives assigned to the Task Force whose salaries are paid for by this grant who are allowed to investigate auto thefts and auto burglaries in a number of counties in the Northeast Texas area so as to work cases on criminals who operate beyond jurisdictional lines; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris desires to extend the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Grant entitled "Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force" project as described in the City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal year 2020-2021 attached hereto as Exhibit "A" beginning September 1, 2020 and ending August 31, 2021, in the amount of $151,027.00 including a cash match from the City totaling $44,318.00 in the 2020-2021 Paris Police Department Budget, and to continue the existing Auto Theft Task Force and to hereby authorize the City Manager to execute the necessary documents; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Texas has agreed that in the event of loss or misuse of the grant funds, the City of Paris, Texas assures that the grant funds will be returned in full to the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all things approved. Section 2. The City Manager of the City of Paris, Texas is designated as the Authorized Official to authorize all necessary documents to extend the grant from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority Grant Program. Section 3. The Police Chief of Paris, Texas is designated as the Program Director and the City Finance Director is designated as the Financial Officer for this grant. Section 4. That this resolution shall be effective from and after its date of passage. DULY PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of June, 2020. Steven J. Clifford, M.D., Mayor ATTEST: Janice Ellis, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abtpa.tamu.edu/Application/printAppEcation.asp?AppIID=159& City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 Program Title Please enter a short description of the proposed program that can be used as the title. Northeast Auto Theft Task Force Which type of grant are you applying for? Continued Grant - Only available to agencies that have a 2020 grant. These are annual competitive grants for the program described in the application. The program must be submitted for substantially the same program as the previous year. The requested funds, match funds, and in-kind match must be within 5% of the previous year but in any event may not go below the 20% minimum cash match requirement. The number of staff positions must be within 5% of the total positions. Awarded activities are funded on a reimbursement basis. To be eligible for consideration for funding, a program must be designed to support one or more of the following MVCPA program categories. • Law Enforcement, Detection and Apprehension • Prevention, Anti -Theft Devices and Motor Vehicle Registration Grant Participation and Coverage Area • Law Enforcement Grant Participating and coverage agencies below. Participating Agencies: agencies that will materially participate in the grant application through the use of Interlocal agreements. The agencies selected in this list only includes agencies that will receive or provide funding and/or resources. The interlocal agreements do not need to be submitted with the application. Interlocal agreements will need to be executed prior to the first payment being made if selected for a grant. Letters of support with the application from the participating agencies are strongly recommended. Coverage Agencies: agencies that will be covered by the grant but not materially participating in the grant application. These agencies will not be covered by a grant interlocal agreement but as law enforcement agencies may have jurisdictional coverage agreements unrelated to the grant. The agencies selected in this list only includes agencies that will be covered or where the chief of police or county sheriff indicates that their agency will coordinate or call upon the taskforce. These will not directly receive or provide funding and/or resources. Letters of support with the application from the participating agencies are strongly recommended. Participating Agencies Coverage Agencies TX1390200 PARIS PD (AE) TX0190000 BOWIE CO SO TX0190100 DE KALB PD TX0190300 NASH PD TX0190400 NEW BOSTON PD TX0190500 TEXARKANA PD TX0190600 WAKE VILLAGE PD TX0190800 HOOKS PD (AE) TX0600000 DELTA CO SO (AE) TX0740000 FANNIN CO SO TX0740100 BONHAM PD TX0910000 GRAYSON CO SO (AE) TX0910100 COLLINSVILLE PD TX0910200 DENISON PD TX0910300 POTTSBORO PD (AE) TX0910400 SHERMAN PD TX0910500 VAN ALSTYNE PD (AE) TX0910600 WHITESBORO PD TX0910700 WHITEWRIGHT PD IX0911000 HOWE PD TX0911800 GRAYSON CO COLL PD (AE) TX0911900 AUSTIN COLLEGE PD TX0912100 TIOGA PD TX0912200 SOUTHMAYD PD 1 of 14 05121/2020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 htgm://abtpa.tamu.edu/Application/PrintApphoation.asp?AppIIk 159& TX1120000 HOPKINS CO SO TX1120100 CUMBY PD TX1120200 SULPHUR SPRINGS PD TX1160000 HUNT CO SO (AE) TX1160200 COMMERCE PD TX1160300 GREENVILLE PD (AE) TX1160600 TEX A&M -COMMERCE PD (IBR TX1160700 CADDO MILLS PD TX1161300 WEST TAWAKONI PD (AE) TX1390000 LAMAR CO SO TX1390400 PARIS JR COLL TX1391DOG RENO PD TX1940000 RED RIVER CO SO TX1940100 CLARKSVILLE PD TX1940300 BOGOTA PD (AE) TX2250000 TITUS CO SO TX2250100 MOUNT PLEASANT PD Resolution: Complete a Resolution and submit to local governing body for approval. Sarnj,*� w �:, a°;: �.,�° "�: °: is found in the Request for Application or send a request for an electronic copy to Grant Budget Summary Budget Category Personnel Fringe Overtime Professional and Contract Services Travel Equipment Supplies and Direct Operating Expenses (DOE) Total Description Subcategory Detective Investigator/LEO Detective Investigator/LEO Total Personnel Detective Investigator/LEO Detective Investigator/LEO Total Fringe Detective Investigator/LEO Detective Investigator/LEO Total Overtime Cash MVCPA Match Total In -Kind Expenditures Expenditures Expenditures Match $104,709 $5,082 $109,791 $0 $31,900 $31,900 $0 $5,336 $5,336 $0 $2,000 $2,000 $0 $2,000 $2,000 $106,709 $44,318 $151,027 41.53% Pct MVCPA Cash Total Time Funds Match Personnel 100.00% $52,355 $3,414 $55,769 100.00% $52,354 $1,668 $54,022 $104,709 $5,082 $109,791 Fringe Overtime Professional and Contract Services $0 $16,102 $16,102 $0 $15,798 $15,798 $0 $31,900 $31,900 $0 $2,668 $2,668 $0 $2,668 $2,668 $0 $5,336 $5,336 $0 In -Kind Match $0 $0 $0 2 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM Description Subcategory Pct MVCPA Cash Total Time Funds Match Total Professional and Contract Services � TAVTI Training In -State $2,000 $2,000 Total Travel $2,000 $2,000 Equipment Total Equipment Supplies and Direct Operating Expenses (DOE) Fuel $0 $2,000 $2,000 Total Supplies and Direct Operating $0 $2,000 $2,000 Expenses (DOE) Budget Narrative Personnel: The Senior Detective will be in charge of the day to day operations of the Auto Theft Task Force and shall be subject to the direct supervision of a Lieutenant within the Criminal Investigations Division of the Paris Police Department and within the Department's Chain of Command up to the Chief of Police. The Senior Detective will be subject to such orders as the Chief of Police or his designee may prescribe, not inconsistent with the laws on the State of Texas or the mandates of the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority grant.The Senior Detective shall devote 100% of his time to official duties, unless granted leave by the Chief of Police or his designee. The Senior Detective's responsibilities shall be: Supervise the Task Force in all of its operations. Keep the proper records and be responsible for the maintenance of all reports to the State of Texas and the Chief of Police. Work with every responsible, legitimate group or agency in a cooperative effort to prevent, investigate and deter motor vehicle theft by educating the public and law enforcement officers in the area of motor vehicle crimes as well as the assistance with any agency in the jurisdiction with auto burglary and auto theft investigations. Investigate all assigned and motor vehicle theft cases and auto burglary cases. This includes insurance fraud cases/ false reports and includes identification of stolen property in which the identification numbers are removed or destroyed. Detectives assigned to the task for will apprehend offenders, develop intelligence information conduct salvage yard inspections, 68A inspections and conduct surveillance when necessary. Enforce all laws relating to the theft of motor vehicles. Assist in the prosecution of all those charged with the crime of motor vehicle theft, fraud and auto burglary or related crimes. Detectives spend approximately 70% of their on criminal investigations, 5% on public awareness and 25% on 68A inspections/investigations. The Detective will work under the direct supervision of the Senior Detective and shall likewise be subject to the supervision of a Lieutenant within the Criminal Investigations Division of the Paris Police Department and within the Department?s Chain of Command up to the Chief of Police. The Detective will be subject to such orders as the Chief of Police or his designee may prescribe, not inconsistent with the laws on the State of Texas or the mandates of the Texas Automobile Theft Prevention Authority grant. The Detective shall devote 100% of his time to official duties, unless granted leave by the Chief of Police or his designee. The Detectives responsibilities shall be: Assist the Senior Detective in all of operations of the Task Force, as requested. Keep the proper records and provide reports to his supervisor as required, Worts with every responsible, legitimate group or agency in a cooperative effort to prevent, investigate and deter motor vehicle theft by educating the public and law enforcement officers in the area of motor vehicle crimes as well as the assistance with any agency in the jurisdiction with auto burglary and auto theft investigations. Investigate all assigned and motor vehicle theft cases and auto burglary cases. This includes insurance fraud cases/ false reports and includes identification of stolen property in which the identification numbers are removed or destroyed. Detectives assigned to the task for will apprehend offenders, develop intelligence information conduct salvage yard inspections, 68A inspections and conduct surveillance when necessary. Enforce all laws relating to the theft of motor vehicles. Assist in the prosecution of all those charged with the crime of motor vehicle theft, fraud and auto burglary or related crimes. 3 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 s://a .cu/licatio 'cation. ?App =159 Budget Narrative Detectives are proactive when possible but with the current funding and staffing levels, case load, goals and objectives and other grant requirements we do tend to be reactive on a lot of occasions. Following leads in investigations are naturally reactive and a lot of times with auto theft the investigation does not begin, in a case with no other evidence, until the car is recovered. Detectives gather intelligence through Investigators in other agencies, Cargo Net Alerts, NER ALERTS, CHme Stoppers Tips and we lbrward that information to agencies heads in our area to disseminate that information to Patrol Officers and Investigators. Fringe: li for FICA, Ol Tmrs Retirement, Workees Comp, health insurance, life insurance and Unemployment calculated from rates received through City of Paris Finance Office in April 2019. W jl� I �77 investigative duties and public awareness events. Travel: We are planning to send both Detectives to the four (4) day TAVTI training in Waco, Texas. This is our only planned travel for this grant cycle. We sometimes go to board meetings depending on the agenda issues 4etermined on a meeting by meeting basis. The Task Force follows the City of Pads travel policy. ! 1111illillpillil ljj!!�j ill 11 =11�11,:M=ZE003MM3= not approved in advance shall not be eligible for reimbursement. c. Luncheon costs incurred by senior qt,,ff members at local restaurants within Lamar County shall be eligible for reimbursement only when such costs were incurred by the staff member in furtherance of that staff member's official responsibilities, and were incurred on Lom vNeLove-1 all WF'0 6W 1110i NO 111,141W, W"Wilwilfwa 1W WMAW IM L"111V41160r.] milli [�:njlu�zvl (zat'kw] 01 1[-�i 11 W.W#%%VM 'lam,. mileage rate established by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service(IRS); there shall be no reimbursement for use of a personal car de Lamar Col WWWWORWRM14M �Z Jul ,viven. 5. Registration Fees - Reimbursement of actual out-of-pocket expenses. 6. Lodging - it. Actual out-of-pocket ex enses shall be reimbursed for lodgm in an usnWignateil 4 %l a I'll, W 'Mfli ME= 4 of 14 05121/2020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abipa.tamu.edu/Application/PrintAppHeation.asp?AppR)=159& Budget Narrative 7. Advances - where costs can be determined in advance of travel, the employee may request an advance of the designated costs, provided such request is received by the Finance office at least ten (10) working days prior to the travel. Otherwise, all costs will be reimbursed to the employee following the event. Supplies and Direct Operating Expenses (DOE): The City of Paris would include at least $2000.00 in fuel costs for the task force vehicles. The typical fuel cost a year is normally much more than this amount. X17 Indicate Source of Cash and In -Kind Matches for the proposed program. Cash Match Source of Cash Match Personnel Grantee $5,082 Fringe Grantee $31,900 Overtime Grantee $5,336 Supplies Grantee $2,000 Total Cash Match $44,318 Statistics to Support Grant Problem Statement Use UCR data motorLarceny from a motorJurisdictions included in totals Theft of a Recoveries of Motor Vehicles Jurisdictions included in totals 2016 2017 168 158 38 23 Statistics for Task Force Only 46 48 47 45 Statistics for Task Force Only 128 54 45 45 Provide any additional information or limitations about the data provide above These numbers are from the City of Paris UCR submitted by the City of Paris Records Division. The Task Force recoveries will be different as the grant year runs different and the task force recovers vehicles in other jurisdictions not reported to the City of Paris. Those number are as follows. FY 2016- 71 FY 2017- 65 FY 2018- 72. 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 City of Paris - 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. Lamar County has a population of 47,191 and Paris accounts for 25,005 according to 2016 numbers. There are 52,176 registered vehicles in Lamar County and 503,912 in the combined covered counties. GRAYSON and BOWIE COUNTIES are the only counties in our coverage area considered metropolitan according to the FBI UCR reporting. The Task Force current coverage are includes approximately 135 miles of the Oklahoma border starting on the Western border of GRAYSON COUNTY to TEXARKANA. Both Detectives are full time licensed Peace Officers the Project Manager is the Senior Detective and is a Master Peace Officer with the Paris Police Department and is has specialized training In auto crimes. Both Detectives spend 100% of their time investigating auto theft and vehicle burglary as well as other activities such as public awareness activities. Detectives commonly work with Investigators from the Lamar County Sheriff, Red River County, Hopkins County and Hunt County. 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 (17) seventeen years of combined experience in auto theft investigations. The Detectives have a combined total of (41) forty-one years of overall law enforcement experience. 5 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abtpa.tamu.edu/Application/PrintApplication.asp?AppID=159& The Task Force has been fortunate and has been able to keep the same personnel since 2011 and we have developed professional relationships with law enforcement, citizens and business owners in our communities. The Task Force does other activities such as salvage yard inspections, attending events to distribute auto crimes awareness materials, and completing 68-A inspections for citizens that otherwise would have to drive into the DFW metroplex. The intent of this application is to at least maintain the highly trained auto theft investigators in our area that is mostly rural. There are few agencies in our coverage area that have dedicated auto theft investigators. We would like to continue our mission of recovering stolen motor vehicles, investigation and arrest of the perpetrators and maintain the public awareness of the auto theft and burglary problem in our area. Grant Problem Statement 2.1 Provide an assessment of the motor vehicle burglary (including theft of parts) problem in the coverage area of this application. The project coverage area for the Task Force is large; however, with limited resources the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force investigates most burglaries that occur in the City of Paris. Without the Task Force these cases would always be reassigned to the Patrol Officer that took the initial report. Patrol Officers seldom have time to investigate crimes reassigned to them. Using UCR numbers for the City of Paris in FY 2016 168 cars were burglarized, in FY 2017158 and in FY 2018 128 cars were burglarized. In FY 2016 the city showed a estimated dollar loss of $100,143, in FY 2017 there was a $94,726 loss and finally In 2018 the City showed a loss of $62, 642. The increasing use and availability of social media has made it difficult to recover property in these cases as now there are so many ways to sale the stolen property through various social media market places le Offerup, Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace and pawn shops. The jurisdictional area showed a total of 1,979 theft from motor vehicles in FY 2017 with a total loss amount of $12.9 million dollars. The jurisdiction also showed a total of 334 theft of auto parts/accessodes with a dollar amount loss of $354,604 in FY 2017. The majority of the offenders in these case have tended to be 15 to 20 year old males and they commonly simply pull handles and rummage through vehicles. Guns are commonly found be taken in these burglaries and many times are later found when Narcotics Detectives/CID have run search warrants on drug traffickers. Task Force sometimes assist on those warrants when available and extra personnel are needed. The City has seen the number of guns stolen out of cars increase from 16 in FY 2016, 20 in FY 2017 and 26 in FY 2018. Most offenders of auto theft crimes are linked to the methamphetamine problem that is growing. This is due to the availability of methamphetamine leading to a drop in the price of the drug. This will undoubtedly lead to more dealers/users with the availability of the drug at a lower cost and an expected increase in the associated crimes. 2.2 Provide an assessment of the motor vehicle theft problem in the coverage area of this application The primary applicant the City of Paris is a city In Lamar county centrally located between Grayson and Bowie Counties that cover the West and East ends of the Task Force's coverage area with Hopkins and Hunt Counties part of the southern area of coverage. Examining the auto theft cases reported in FY 2016, FY 2017 and FY 2018 shows the city of Paris had a relatively steady number of auto thefts with 45, 46, and 48 reported. In FY 2016 Lamar County reported 10 auto thefts, in FY 2017 they had 15 and FY 2018 they had 10. Most auto theft cases are vehicle stolen with the keys inside or access to the keys to the vehicle the thief had or gained. The auto thefts almost always are connected to the methamphetamine/drug problem in our area. Also our coverage area recovers vehicles stolen from in and around the Dallas area as our area is only an hour away at the closet from Dallas. iN Fy 2016 due to auto theft the amount of reported loss auto theft and vehicles to the City of Paris was $447,789, in FY 2017 it was $538,250, and in FY 2018 it was $233,695,00. The jurisdictional coverage area in FY 2017 showed approximately 634 auto thefts and using the average of $9,283.00 per vehicle for the stolen vehicles in Paris shows a loss of $5.8 million dollars. The National insurance Crime Bureau has two metropolitan areas on their 2018 Theft Hot spots list with Sherman -Denison at #171 Nationwide with 275 auto thefts and a rate of 205.24 and Texarkana Arkansas at #124 with 377 auto thefts and a rate of 250.93. The UCR numbers do not include trailer thefts, atv's, tractors and other farm related Items that are stolen In our area due to the large amount of agriculture industry in our coverage area. The Task Force sees burn vehicles of 14 05/2112020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abtpa.tamu.e"Apphcation/PrintApplication.asp?ApplD=159& from time to time related to insurance fraud and these vehicles are almost impossible to identify in most cases without a trained auto theft investigator. The burn vehicles found seem to increase with the deteriorating economy. Presently the economy is good so we have seen very few vehicle burns linked to criminal activity. While obviously our task force does not have the auto theft numbers of a large metropolitan area, there is still a small amount of trained auto theft investigators in our large rural coverage area even in the bigger cities of Sherman, Greenville and Texarkana. 2.3 Describe the geographical target area intended for this application. Include information about the taskforce governing and command structure. Include a description of the coverage area(s) and the nature of support and agreements supporting this application. The Task Force target area is going to be the City of Paris and Lamar County, with support and assistance in the other counties of the coverage area. The task force routinely support law enforcement agencies in our coverage area, but especially in the counties adjacent to our area. Currently, we are doing VTR-68A's in PARiS and BONHAM (FANNIN COUNTY). The 68's are done for citizens across the complete coverage area and the separate locations are to cut the drive times for citizens as much as possible. Currently the majority of the 68A's are done for citizens coming from the west part of our coverage area specifically GRAYSON, DENTON and COLLIN COUNTY area. Currently we have a letter of agreement with the LAMAR COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. The Sheriff of Lamar County is fully supportive of the Task Force as we investigate the majority of their auto theft cases. The counties adjacent to LAMAR COUNTY all support the task force as they benefit the most from the Task Force's support and assistance when they need it. Typically this is assistance with burn vehicles as only two counties in our coverage area has active auto theft trained investigators and we are planning on trying to add on them to the task force if funds come available. There are (9) nine different counties in our coverage area with over (30) thirty Police departments. A lot of those agencies have fewer than (5) five police officers. The Task Force is comprised of only (2) two Detectives that are both assigned to the criminal Investigative division of the PARIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. Both Detectives are supervised by (1) one of the (2) two Lieutenants in the criminal investigative division. The Lieutenant reports to a Captain In Criminal Investigation that is supervised by the Assistant Chief of Police and Chief of Police. The Chief of Police is the project director for the program and the Senior Detective is the Project Manager. 2.4 Will the program described in the application cover the community(les) at large or will all or any part of this program be directed to serve a specific target population? If No or Both, please describe the problem supporting the need for a special target population. No the Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force plans to support the community at large. Grant Goals and Activities There are two parts to this section: 1) Functions of Proposed Program and Goals Strategies and Activities (GSA). In the following boxes, describe the functions of the proposed program and then complete a fellable form called GSA. MVCPA programs must completely describe the functions they will perform in implementing the program. If Awarded, funds expended towards activities not described in this section will result in the reimbursement being denied. 1 TM 91 3.1 Functions of the Proposed Program Related to Burglary of a Motor Vehicle The Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task force is assigned or made aware of every burglary motor vehicle report that is reported to the PARIS POLICE DEPARTMENT: These cases are assigned the cases that are solvable and are provided and FYI for all the other burglaries. Task Force Detectives follow up on leads in these case and commonly use social media to assist in identifying suspects caught on home and business videos. Task Force Detectives commonly assist burglary detectives as their suspects have been found to involved in both car burglaries and residential/commercial burglaries. We have found this to be a good way to increase our manpower in these cases. The Task Force have found, that when time permits, that solving auto burglaries as fast as possible tends to reduce the cases as a car burglary will commit hundreds of burglaries but if caught early they do not tend to re offend in that type of crime, at least in our area. The suspects in these case tend to be young 13-25 year old males. The Task Force also plans to partner with local media to use public awareness and spread the message to protect its yours to get citizens to lock their cars. The Task Force additional plans to 7 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abtpa.tamu.edu/Application/PrintApplication.asp?AppD)-- 15 9& use social media such as Facebook to make citizens aware of vehicle crimes. An issue with these crimes is that they are mostly seasonal and increase with the warmer weather as well as with the local school schedule. Citizens tend to get complacent in locking their cars after several months in their neighborhood with little to no crime problems. Patrol Officers are also unable, typically, to stop these thefts even when a area is targeted several nights out of a week. Extra patrol of these areas are done as time permits and Patrol Officers typically are going from call to call especially in the summer time. Task Detectives have been effective changing our hours when a targeted area is identified and being able to focus on the area and not answer calls have lead to arrests. We plan to continue to use this strategy when possible. Task Force Detectives, furthermore, will do surveillance and develop leads when possible to run search warrants to recover property stolen in auto burglaries and make arrests based on those investigations. The Task Force continues to work with other law enforcement units/ agencies in our area to include State, Sheriff and Constables to assist in way to combat auto burglary. Task Force Detectives commonly follow up on leads provided by these agencies and assist when asked with auto burglary cases any where in our coverage area. Detectives attend intelligence meetings and pass on information to other agencies when possible and alert local businesses when we see a trend e>fiecting other areas in coverage area. The Task Force commonly assist with the smaller agencies and communities in LAMAR COUNTY as sometimes car burglars will commit crimes in PARIS and around other parts of the county. Task Force Detectives are on call and will assist any agency at any time that contact is made requesting our assistance in the coverage area in relation to auto burglaries. Task Force Detectives will try to keep our community and business partners aware of vehicle crimes in the coverage area that are found to be a pattern by location or time and or any other time it may be necessary to make them aware of criminal activity in relation to vehicle crimes. The Task Force will attempt to identify prolific car burglars and make an effort to make their investigations a priority as time allows. Task Force Detectives will assist on crime scenes when contacted by patrol especially when several vehicle burglaries are found in one night and our assistance is requested or determined to be needed. This will include fingerprinting of any vehicle, photographing and any other evidence collection necessary. The Task Force currently has a bait vehicle system and are in the process of trying to obtain a suitable vehicle to install the new system and the we plan to continue to use the system to attempt make auto burglary and auto theft cases. However, in reference to auto burglaries we tend to be more reactive as time does not typically avail itself in these case and we tend to spend more time proactively investigating car thefts. 3.2 Functions of the Proposed Program Related to Theft of a Motor Vehicle The Task Force investigate most vehicle thefts that occur in LAMAR COUNTY and the City of PARIS. This not only includes motor vehicles but tractors, trailers and most others associated vehicles or implements including ATV and side by sides. Detectives use at/ available resources to recover these vehicles and to prosecute the identified offenders. Task Force Detectives commonly use Analysts with N.I.C.B., GALVESTON'S TASK FORCE or the FUSION CENTER to assist with stolen vehicles. This may be assisting PATROL to determine vehicle identification numbers, as citizens sometimes do not have that information readily available, so the vehicle can be quickly entered into N.C.I. C. as stolen. Task Force Detectives will also have the stolen vehicle checked on L.P.R. as sometimes this provides leads to the area where the vehicle may be operating as well as providing a photograph of the vehicle. Detectives commonly work most recovered stolen vehicles in the CITY OF PARIS and LAMAR COUNTY and this included fingerprinting and photographing the vehicles. The Task Force believe this is a duty that Patrol Officers and Deputies should be relieved of at every opportunity due to their heavy case load and the inconvenience of processing a crime scene in uniform. Task Force Detectives also typically do a better job processing the vehicle for prints as they will be investigating the case as well and understand the importance of good latent prints. Task Force Detectives also have more experience in latent fingerprinting than Patrol Officers. Task Force Detectives actively search for the stolen vehicles and follow any leads provided by citizens or that are in the Patrol Officers report. This includes sometimes obtaining and reviewing security video and sending it out to the community to assist in identifying suspects/witnesses. Detectives also plan to use social media to inform the community of auto thefts/burglarfes and to ask for assistance in solving these cases. Task Force Detectives tend to be more proactive in these cases. Task Force Detectives plan to follow up on every assigned vehicle theft case assigned or referred to it and arrest the offenders when possible to increase the incidence of arrest of vehicle theft offenders. 8 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abtpa.tamu.edu/Application/PrintApplication.asp?AppH)=159& Task Force Detectives plan to send out NATIONAL EQUIPMENT REGISTRY bulletins and CARGO THEFT alerts to agencies in our coverage area so that Patrol Officers can be made aware of thefts to attempt to recover the stolen property. Furthermore, Task Force Detectives plan to identify prolific auto theft offenders and make their cases a priority to arrest the offender as soon as possible to deter further vehicle thefts. Detectives of the Task Force provide VTR -88A inspections in Paris and Bonham and while we donit recover a lot of stolen vehicles it does lead to the recovery of stolen vehicles and trailers. The Task Force are doing more and more of these inspections each year and some of those done are for citizens outside of our coverage area with people routinely coming from COLLIN COUNTY and DENTON COUNTIES. Task Force Detectives will try to keep our community and business partners aware of vehicle crimes in the coverage area that are found to be a pattern by location or time and or any other time it may be necessary to make them aware of criminal activity in relation to vehicle crimes. The Task Force additional plans to use social media such as Facebook to make citizens aware of vehicle crimes. Task Force Detectives will monitor trends in auto theft and disseminate that information to other agencies and when necessary to the community in the 9 county coverage area. The Senior Detective is also a fingerprint examiner and analyzes at most of the recovered prints from stolen vehicles and car burglaries. This includes determining the quality of the print and entering the prints into the AF1X TRACKER system maintained at the City of Paris and it currently has thousands of prints for comparison as all the arrest in the City of Paris and Lamar County are downloaded into on a daily basis. Being a rural area one of the huge issues we have is trailer thefts and this compounded by much of our task force coverage area being on the Oklahoma border. Oklahoma only registers commercial trailers so Texas trailers can be easily stolen in Texas and used in Oklahoma. Detectives have from time to time assisted Oklahoma Detectives with stolen trailers and commonly identify burred vehicles in Oklahoma. Southeast Oklahoma probably have fewer trained auto theft investigators than East Texas does. The Task Force currently has a bait vehicle system and are in the process of trying to obtain a suitable vehicle to install the new system and the we plan to continue to use the system to attempt make auto burglary and auto theft cases. However, in reference to auto burglaries we tend to be more reactive as time does not typically avail itself in these case and we tend to spend more time proactively investigating car thefts. Task Force Detectives will address the vehicle theft problem with public awareness, data analysis, intelligence, use of technology, follow of Crime Stopper leads, surveillance and further training opportunities. Finally, Task Force Detectives have been assigned to the Task Force for several years and during that time have developed contacts from many investigators and Officers from our coverage areas and these contacts have and will continue to be an asset in solving auto then` cases. 3.3 Functions of the Proposed Program Related to Motor Vehicle Burglary and Theft Prevention Detectives are assigned a large amount of the City of Paris auto burglary cases and commonly attempt to locate the stolen property taken in these cases. Detectives have access to LEADS ON LINE that collects information from many sources such as pawn shops, OfferUp, E -Bay and other similar sights. These websites/stores are commonly used to sale the items stolen in car burglaries and it is LEADS ON LINE is commonly beneficial in solving these crimes.Detectives have found when burglary vehicles increase in an area that it Is often beneficial to work supplementing Patrol at night to focus on the are where the crimes are being committed. if the burglar(s) can be quickly apprehended this stops many more potential car burglaries and saves work for Patrol Officers on the day shift. Task Force Detectives work with Patrol Officers and provide intelligence to them as to the areas that the thieves tend to be targeting and try to make the community aware of these area to spread the message to lock their cars as a large amount of the car burglaries are from cars that are left unlocked. MVCPA Task Forces are required to collaborate across judicial boundaries and to develop regional strategies to implement funded activities. Describe how the applicant staff and jurisdiction will coordinate with other agencies and jurisdictions in the implementation of this program. 3.4 Collaboration Effort 9 of 14 05/2112020, 11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abtpa.tamu.eda/Application/PrintApplication.asp?AppID=159& The Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force has been staffed by the same (2) two Detectives since 2099 and due to this we have established wonting relationships with many of the agencies in our coverage area. LAMAR COUNTY routinely assigns its auto theft crimes to Task Force Detectives. Detectives know the Detectives in the adjacent counties and commonly share information and intelligence. This information is commonly photographs of recently stolen vehicles such as cars, trucks, trailers, and lawn mowers.Detectives commonly share these photographs on their personal social media page and Detectives are friends with the investigators from TITUS COUNTY and HUNT COUNTY pages so we all stay on the same page and know what has been recently stolen. Being a rural area farms are commonly targeted by thieves and tractors, ATV'S and utility vehicles as well as trailers and other implements that are commonly stolen in those thefts. A lot of times the best collaborative efforts are when vehicles are recovered from inside our coverage area that are stolen from the DFW area or Oklahoma and Task Force Detectives assist the investigative agency in any way possible to include processing the stolen vehicle and making sure the investigative reports are forwarded to the investigating Officer/Detective. Task Force Detectives commonly collaborate with tax -assessor collectors in our coverage area and commonly are in contact with the Department of Motor Vehicle Regional Office in Longview regarding titling issues, title fraud or suspected stolen vehicles/trallers that citizens attempt to register from time to time. There are no other task forces in our coverage area and and only possibly (2) two auto theft trained detectives that grantee is aware of in our coverage area. The Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force is the has (2) two of the (3) total Detectives/Investigators completing 68A'S in our (9) nine county coverage area. The Task Force does several 68A'S for individuals outside our coverage area. There is also no other auto theft units in our coverage area that is known to the Task Force. 3.5 Functions of the proposed program for other motor vehicle crimes investigations related to motor vehicle burglary or theft such as motor vehicle fraud related crime, insurance fraud, preventing stolen vehicles from entering Mexico, bridge/port crime, cartel or organized criminal enterprises etc... The Northeast Texas Auto Theft Task Force will take insurance fraud, false report (stolen vehicle), title fraud whenever ever those auto theft case typically investigated by the task force results in those crimes. The Task Force will also investigate any title fraud cases referred to us by County Motor Vehicle Registration offices in our coverage area. This has not been a common problem to date In our direct(primary coverage area. Detectives plan to do community outreach by having booths at Fairs to remind citizens and business leaders the importance of locking your vehicle. Detectives plan to educate Patrol Officers by having a basic auto theft training class. Detectives plan to educate community leaders at attending and speaking at events such as the LIONS CLUB and other civic organizations. Goals, Strategies, and Activities Select Goals, Strategies, and Activity Targets for the proposed program. Click on the link above and select the method by which statutory measures will be collected. Law Enforcement programs must also estimate targets for the MVCPA predetermined activities. The MVCPA board has determined that grants programs must document specific activities that are appropriate under each of the three goals. Applicants are allowed to write a limited number of user defined activities. ID Activity Measure Target Mandatory Motor Vehicle Theft Measures Required for all Grantees. 1.1.15 Increase the recovery rate of stolen motor Report the number of vehicles recovered Mandatory. vehicles Reporting for Task Force Only 1.1.16 Increase the clearance rate of motor vehicle Report the number of motor vehicle theft cases Mandatory. thefts cleared Reporting for Task Force Only 10 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM MW Z ��� a rf F W,rr .,r �► +� ID Activity Measure Target 1.1.17 Increase the number of persons arrested Report the number of personsarrested for motor Mandatory. for motor vehicle theft vehicle theft Reportingfor Task Force Only Mandatory Burglary of a Motor Vehicle itall Grantees 2.1.12 Increase the clearance rate of motor vehicle ort the number of burglary cases cleared n t . burglaries Reporting for rask Force Only 2.1.13 Increase the number of persons arrested Report the number of persons arrested for Mandatory, for motor vehicle burglary burglaryReporting for Task Force Only Measures for Grantees. Add Target values ill measure. 1 Goal1: Reduce the Incidence icle Theft through Enforcement Strategies 1.1 Strategy 1: Conduct Activitiesthat Resultin the Arrest, Clearance, and Recoveriest it IdentifyTheft groups of + theft offenders intelligencethrough gathering, analysis F the use of informants .- +.f f«+« f., theftvehicle f `f . "linked to MVT offenses three or more Collaborate offices regarding sentencing, case packets or addressing repeat offenders ConductF r f of local businesses shop,related to vehicle enterprise (transportation code or occupation code authorized companies such as salvage yard, repair parts recycling center, used car dealership, salvage rebuilder, title service company, . for 4 vehicles inspected businesses) 1.1.6 Conduct bait motor offenders notifications1.1.8 Deploy license plate readers (LPR) f- f r f- «• -.; +f r f r f collaborated with prosecutors f " f + . I • + ` • f . Number of r rr'.. deployed tflert notifications 5.1.12 Conduct + operations .r ♦' fi motor Number of fvoperations offendersvehicle theft 1.1.13 Conduct war"round-up" operations Numberof operations targeting auto crimes offenders, f those wanted for motor vehicle thefts, vehicle burglaries and the theft of vehicle parts 1.2 Strategy 2: Conduct Collaborative Efforts that Result In Reduction of Incidents of Motor Vehicle Theft Provide Agency Girila!,trate—Lwith + f 6eis4i is (Lib homicide, motor f in the commission of (includes«` ♦ of Number ofagency Numberof f 4 `4 within 113 J ril 11 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM ID Activity L= 1.2.3 Collaborate with LE agencies and other Number of times collaborated with coverage organizations that assist in the reduction of area agencies or other law enforcement motor vehicle thefts agencies 1.2.4 Collaborate an investigations regarding Number of cases investigated stolen parts and other property 1.2.5 Conduct intelligence information -sharing Number of intelligence meetings attended 1.2.6 Conduct intelligence information -sharing Crime analysis bulletins disseminated 1.3 Strategy 3: Prevent and Reduce the Incidence of Motor Vehicle Related Fraud Activities Collaborate with agencies relating to Number of collaborations investigation and enforcement of vehicle insurance fraud I 1.3.2 Conduct 68(A) inspections (for TxDMV Number of vehicles inspected to complete a 300 assignment or reassignment of VIN) serialized 68A inspection form per TxDMV (VIN assignment, reassignment, bonded title) 1.3.3 Conduct VIN verification inspections. (All Number of vehicles inspected 50 other reasons except bridge or port) 1.3.4 Coordinate with TxDMV/Tax Offices relating Number of collaborations related to MVT 5 to Investigation and enforcement of fraudulent titles and registration of stolen vehicles 1.3.5 Persons arrested for Insurance Fraud 1.3.6 Persons arrested for Title Fraud 1.3.7 Persons arrested for Registration Fraud 1.3.8 Persons arrested for Plate Fraud 1.3.9 Persons arrested for Salvage or Dealer fraud 1.3.10 Persons arrested for Odometer Fraud 2 Goal 2: Reduce the Incidence of Theft from Motor Vehicles through Enforcement Strategies 2.1 Strategy 1: Conduct Activities that Result in the Arrest, Clearance, and Recoveries of Burglary of Motor Vehicles and Theft of Vehicle Parts and Accessories 2.1.1 Conduct it vehicle operations that target Number of bait vehicle burglary deployments 5 vehicle burglary offenders 2.1.2 Identify "prolific BMV offenders" through Number of offenders identified 3 informants and intelligence [Prolific is defined as "linked to BMV and theft of vehicle its and accessories offenses three or more times"] 2.1.3 Collaborate with the District Attorneys' Report the total number of cases where LEOs offices regarding sentencing, case packets collaborated with prosecutors ora r ssin repeat offenders 2.1.4 Conduct inspections of local businesses Number of businesses inspected (see Goal 5 for 5 related to vehicle enterprise (transportation number and value of parts recovered) code or occupation code authorized companies such as salvage yard, repair shop, parts recycling center, used car dealership, salvage rebuilder, title service company, other). 2.1.5 Conduct warrant "round -up" operations Number of "round up" operations targeting auto crimes offenders, including those wanted for motor vehicle thefts, vehicle burglaries and the the of vehicle parts 2.1.7 BMV related cases presented to prosecutor Report the total number of BMV related cases 10 presented to prosecutor(s) where there was an incidence of the from motor vehicles (includes 12 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM f Ml I I . I , 0f it 4 , ID Activity Measure Target criminal complaints for BMV, Theft, theft of parts or other cases directly tied to ABTPA statute of motor vehicle burglary and economic motor vehicle theft as defined in A; "A statute) 2.2 Strategy 2: Conduct Collaborative Efforts that Result in the Reduction of Incidents of Theft From Motor Vehicle 2.2.1 Provide Agency Assists Number of agency assists 2.2.2 Collaborate with other units or divisions (i.e. Number of times collaborated within homicide, vice, narcotics, etc.) where a departments or SOs participating in taskforce motor vehicle was used in the commission of the crime (includes identification of vehicle). 2.2.3 Collaborate with LE agencies and other Number of times collaborated with coverage organizations that assist in the reduction of area agencies or other law enforcement thefts from a motor vehicle agencies. 1-2.411nvestigate cases regarding stolen parts Number of cases investigated and other property 3 Goal 3: Educate/Train Citizens and Qualified Personnel in Detection and Prevention of Motor Vehicle Theft, Burglary of Motor Vehicles and Theft of Vehicle Parts and Accessories 3.1 Strategy 1: Conduct Public Awareness Related Activities Used to Educate Citizens Conduct educational outreach events Number of outreaches 5 (include trade show, exhibits, booths at community events, vehicle displays, brochures, Conduct educational presentations to Number of presentations citizens 3.1.4 Conduct vehicle identification number (VIN) Number of etching events 0 etchings 3.1.5 Purchase advertisements in local outlets Number of advertisements purchased 0 3.1 .6 Conduct vehicle report card initiatives. Number report cards issued 1 3.1.7 Utilize social media outlets (FaceBook, Number of postings in social media outlets 10 Twitter, Instagram, etc.) 3.1.8 Deploy outdoor public notification signage Number of deployments per month (if sign 0 remains several months, count as I deployment per month) 3.1.10 Conduct media outreach, including, public Number of outreaches 4 service announcements, press releases, and interviews 3.2 Strategy 2: Conduct Law Enforcement Training Activities to Educate Officers on Recognition and Apprehension of Stolen Vehicles and Property Conduct law enforcement training (TCOLE) Number of classes Conduct law enforcement training (TCOLE) Number of participants Conduct vehicle crimes presentations to Number of classes law enforcement agencies (non TCOLE) 3.2.4 Conduct vehicle crimes presentations to Number of participants law enforcement agencies (non TCOLE) I 4.1 Describe the method and practice of evaluating the program activities. Including management and staff participation and systems (forms and software) used to ensure reliable and accurate data is collected an4 reported. 13 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM City of Paris Grant Application for Fiscal Year 2021 https://abtpa.tamu.e"Application TrintAppheation.asp?Appl =159& The Task Force is comprised of only (2) two Detectives that are both assigned to the criminal investigative division of the PARIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. Both Detectives are supervised by (1) one of the (2) two Lieutenants in the criminal investigative division. The Lieutenant reports to a Captain in Criminal investigation that Is supervised by the Assistant Chief of Police and Chief of Police. The Task Force uses data in the City of Paris Computer Information System and the UCR numbers provided through that system. Both Detectives are assigned cases by the Captain of the Criminal Investigation Division and the cases are tracked and kept up with for evaluation and reporting to the grant management system. 4.2 Provide suggested measures that your think would better reflect the law enforcement or prevention work that your grant will perform. If the suggested measure fits into one of the goals 1-3 in the goals list above please indicate. If the suggested measure is a new kind of goal please suggest what best fits your measure. =1 The certifying official is the authorized official, Grayson Path, City Manager. By submitting this application I certify that I have been designated by my jurisdiction as the authorized official to accept the terms and conditions of the grant. The statements herein are true, complete, and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may subject me to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties. By submitting this application I certify that my jurisdiction agrees to comply with all terms and conditions if the grant is awarded and accepted. I further certify that my jurisdiction will comply with all applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations in the application, acceptance, administration and operation of this grant. 14 of 14 05/21/2020,11:42 AM