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IAATI UK Conference Training Review Paddy Hopkirk IAATI Patron Official Master Scheme
A Partnership ApproachToVehicle Crime
Welcome 2
IAATI UK PatronPaddy Hopkirk
IAATI OFFICERS 2013
PresidentDr Elaine [email protected]
1st Vice PresidentMike [email protected]
2nd Vice PresidentMartin [email protected]
SecretaryTony [email protected]
Membership SecretaryBrian [email protected]
TreasurerIan [email protected]
PAST PRESIDENTS
Past PresidentSimon [email protected]
Past PresidentKen [email protected]
Past PresidentBryan [email protected]
Past PresidentTony [email protected]
IAATI DIRECTORS
Simon [email protected]
David [email protected]
Philip [email protected]
Alan Taylor was a valued member of the IAATI Association. His background of 30 years service in the Kent Police and his time spent as a Detective in Special Branch dealing with vehicle crime to enable him to contribute to initiatives undertaken by the Association. In 2000 Alan was part of the team who worked towards the foundation of the UK's own Branch.
It was his ambition to create a magazine for the UK branch and he successfully launched the "Alliance" which proved to be a catalyst for attracting new members.
I am certain that the re-introduction of the IAATI UK magazine would have met with his approval. A fitting tribute to Alan's service, coupled with the "Alan Taylor Award", is the naming of the magazine "New Alliance". Tony Simms - Past President
President’s Message / Contents 3
National Vehicle Crime Conference 2013
Training Review
IAATI Patron - Paddy Hopkirk
The Official Master Scheme
Merton police launch campaign to crack down on car crime
Classic Motorcycle Theft
DVLA local office closure plan announced - June 2013
61st Annual IAATI International Training Seminar Rimini, Italy
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IAATI UK Branch Members Forum - Free discussion
amongst IAATI UK members relating to issues of vehicle
crime.
IAATI UK also on Facebook
Access both at www.iaati.org.uk
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Henry Ford CollegeLoughborough University
“High techtheft methods”
Sponsored by
Henry Ford College
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Peter Leigh Award - From Left to Right: DC Simon Ashton - Simon Hurr - Paddy Hopkirk
John O’Byrne - Civilian Staff Gordon Cooper - Civilian Staff Paul Egan
Keith English Award
The Keith English Award was awarded to Derbyshire police for their work on Operation Pacer although the enquiry was assisted by police from Leicestershire, Nottingham, AVCIS and South Africa.
The award has been proudly presented by the company Selectamark who for some years have donated and sponsored this trophy.
It is dedicated to a past colleague whose memory the IAATI board wishes to remember.
Operation Pacer recovered 60 cars with a combined value of £1 million after being stolen from their owners’ homes and car keys stolen.
Eleven men from this East Midlands gang were given a total of 24 years in prison and IAATI board felt that this operation utilising the services from other forces from the East Midlands area was worthy of this award.
www.derbyshire.police.uk
Catloc took the step of sponsoring this years conference in order to support the great work of the association and the IAATI membership..
IAATI’s contribution to the arena should not be overlooked or taken for granted in the support and encouragement it provides to all its members and the unique environment it provides by hosting such invaluable forums.
Everyone we spoke to at the event found it a rewarding and positive experience and a unique opportunity to establish contact with other members of the community and to learn and be more informed regarding many areas of auto crime and intelligence. With the growing European issue of metal theft and particularly catalytic converter theft, we felt the time was correct for us to be involved and join in the discussions.
We would like to convey our thanks to Simon Hurr and John O’Byrne, the board, members and associates of IAATI and particularly Ian Platt for all his hard work.
“CATLOC” – www.catloc.eu
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Conference ExhibitorsOur thanks and appreciation to those who exhibted at conference:
Datatag – www.datatag.co.uk
Selectamark – www.selectamark.co.uk
Catloc – www.catloc.eu
Protectavan – www.protectavan.co.uk
Tracker – www.tracker.co.uk
Retainagroup – www.retainagroup.com
HPI – www.hpi.co.uk
McGard – www.mcgard.com
Hafren Fasteners – www.hafrenfasteners.com
CDL Vehicle Information Services LTD – www.cdlvis.com
President’s Dinner Sponsor Our President’s Dinner Sponsor’s – Tier One Solutions – were pleased to support IAATI in all their efforts in combatting vehicle crime and creating public awareness of anti-theft devices.
The fantastic meal and extra wine was very much appreciated by all!
Tier One Solutions - www.tieronevehiclesolutions.com
This year sees TRACKER celebrate its 20th anniversary and sponsoring the 2013 IAATI National Vehicle Crime Conference was an important marker in our anniversary calendar.
The Conference brought together leading organisations to address the issue of vehicle crime, a nationwide problem that remains prevalent today.
Throughout our 20 years, TRACKER has remained at the cutting edge of vehicle recovery technology and continues to be the only vehicle tracking system provider operated by all police forces in the UK.
By working in partnership with IAATI, sharing our expertise, we can close the net on car thieves, a goal both TRACKER and IAATI are striving to achieve.
“TRACKER” - www.tracker.co.uk
TRACKER - Sponsors Message
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Training Review
IAATI will re-focus on training during the second half of 2013 with a new Training Team who are currently reviewing previous IAATI training initiatives.
They expect to launch at least one accredited training product before the end of the year, perhaps based on the previous level 3 training course accredited with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI).
The five day course was pitched at the same level as the then National Police Autocrime Course, no longer available to provincial forces, part of the review will look to identify a reduced cost alternative to appeal to a greater number of students.
IAATI will also look to offer one days training with level 1 IMI accreditation.
We will also arrange visits for small groups of members to various locations, previously we arranged factory visits to Jaguar and Ford, and visited the Vehicle Import Centre at Royal Portbury Docks.
In the meantime plans are in place to re-instate the more informal IAATI November Training Weekends, with a smaller number of presentations given around an hour so, to allow for more in-depth presentations.
In 2013, the event will consist of one day of presentations to determine the level of interest at Portishead Down, the Training School of the Avon and Somerset Constabulary. The event will be hosted by the force’s Tactical Crime Unit who specialise in the use of ANPR, vehicle pursuits, asset tracking and lead nationally with the deployment of dogs to detain thieves abandoning stolen vehicles during pursuits.
The previous training events at Portishead Down were well supported and appreciated by members. The date for your diary is Saturday 2nd November. Further details will appear on the IAATI website in due course.
Our Training team is currently made up entirely of serving or retired police staff, consequently we are looking for one or two additional members, particularly from the insurance sector to join us. If you have insurance sector experience in vehicle theft or fraud, experience in training and are prepared to contribute to our training effort, please contact us [email protected]
Past President Bryan Sheppard will co-ordinate Training and your trainers will include:
Simon Hodgson:
Simon retired from the Hampshire force in 2011 serving 14yrs in uniform before joining the Force Stolen Vehicle Squad as a Detective Constable Examiner / Investigator.
He trained with the Metropolitan Police and Home Office Forensic Science Service in the investigation of suspect / stolen vehicles and the restoration of erased identification numbers. Prior to its demise, Simon was a member of the Council for the Registration of Forensic Practitioners. Simon prepared and delivered a week long Autocrime course and travelled extensively around Europe in pursuit of those individuals engaged in vehicle theft. As lead examiner on many multi vehicle, multi defendant trials, he has extensive experience presenting evidence before the court.
He is also experienced in the examination and identification of all types of motorcycles, agricultural, construction and engineering plant, caravans, trailers and personal water craft. He utilised the restoration of numbers process to identify weapons, trophies and military medals that have been stolen and / or used in crime.
He also produced a training package aimed specifically at front line officers entitled “Signs of Crime” which gave officers a practical insight into crime techniques and how to spot and identify stolen vehicles.
John Penn
John, an IAATI member since 1994 retired from the Metropolitan Police after 31 years service in 2008. During his service he undertook a variety of roles including attachments to Traffic Division, and was the lead instructor and designer of the National Autocrime Course (Technical Training Wing) at the prestigious Hendon Driving School.
He has a Master of Science degree from Middlesex University in Autocrime & Criminology (1998), and was a professional Police trainer for almost ten years, obtaining a full Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from Greenwich University. He was a member of the Interpol Formatrain vehicle crime training team and trained officers abroad. John is an Institute of the Motor Industry Certified (IMI) Automotive Engineer.
He was a member of numerous vehicle crime committees and action groups from 1996-2008. In 1998 he was seconded to the National Criminal Intelligence Service (Vehicle Crime Desk) and compiled a report for ACPO on construction plant theft in the UK, and helped to advise senior officers in AVCIS when it was initially set up, as well as interested parties from industry.
His skill and expertise was consulted in numerous major crime investigations including the Millennium Dome Robbery, The M25 Road Rage Murder, The Jill Dando Murder and John helped design the current IMI accredited IAATI Vehicle Crime course.
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“If you have insurance sector experience in vehicle theft or fraud, experience in training and are
prepared to contribute to our training effort, please contact us [email protected]”
Training Review
Simon Ingham
Simon retires from the Lancashire Constabulary at the end of 2013 after 30 years service. He joined the Metropolitan Police as a cadet in 1982 and served at various locations in central London before transferring to the Lancashire force in 1996.
As a Detective Sergeant he has served on a number of crime squads investigating serious and organised crime which included a spell back in the Capital investigating the atrocities of 7th July 2005 with the Anti Terrorist Branch.
For the last seven years as the leader of the force Organised Vehicle Crime Team he has delivered training to a variety of officers and University students studying vehicle crime. He has also chaired the North West Region’s Cross Border Stolen Vehicle Conference.
During this time investigating vehicle crime he led a team of investigators to Benidorm and recovered 35 stolen UK caravans which led to high profile publicity in respect of stolen caravans abroad. Recent investigations have resulted in prison sentences totalling over 100 years and the recovery and restraint of criminal assets valued at £3 million. Simon regretfully acknowledges that the current trend is to disestablish vehicle crime units and he is acutely aware that there is a need to retain and disseminate the skills and knowledge he has acquired to Police officers of the future.
As an experienced investigator, project manager, supervisor, trainer and trained negotiator he will bring much needed skills to the IAATI training team and contribute to the development of the courses we deliver.
Brian Whittaker, I.ENG. LCGI. MIIE. MIRTE. MIAATI
Brian recently retired after 22 years service, one of the first civilian Vehicle Examiners to be employed by Kent Police
His responsibilities included the technical / forensic examination of vehicles, plant and machinery, which may have been involved in road traffic accidents, road traffic offences and / or suspected of being stolen.
As the engineer within a government funded project (Operation Igneous) he investigated all aspects of vehicle crime, with a view to reducing vehicle thefts.
One aspect of this project was the utilisation of immobiliser systems as a means of detecting methods of fraud & theft. These examination techniques were utilised nationally by UK police Forces and many Insurance Companies
In addition to his daily work, he trained civilian and police members of the Kent Constabulary in the inspection of vehicles and other equipment.
Bryan Sheppard
Bryan joined the Police in 1975 having previously qualified as a mechanical engineer and has spent the last 38 years almost exclusively involved in vehicle crime investigation.
He was employed as an Examiner, Vehicle Crime Investigator and Intelligence Officer. He also trained as an Analyst. He held a number of appointments supporting national working groups on vehicle crime issues advising senior officers on police best practice.
Bryan has travelled extensively studying vehicle crime visiting Australia, Canada, a number of European destinations, North America and the United Arab Emirates. He was awarded a Bursary by the International Police Association to study with the National Insurance Crime Bureau in Chicago.
Bryan has served on both the Interpol Experts and Formatrain working groups based in Lyon.
Prior to retirement Bryan served as an Intelligence Officer seconded to the Organised Vehicle Crime Section of the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) later the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA).
Bryan was President of IAATI UK 2004 - 2006.
He has been responsible for delivering a number of training events and national conferences on vehicle enabled crime for the Police, IAATI UK and AVCIS (ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service) He is currently employed as a Vehicle Crime Investigator by the Police, specialising in credit hire theft.
He holds a City and Guilds Adult and Further Education Teaching Certificate.
“The previous training events at Portishead Down were well supported and appreciated by members. The date for your diary is Saturday 2nd November. Further details will appear on the IAATI website in
due course.”
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Paddy Hopkirk - IAATI Patron
Our new Patron is Paddy Hopkirk who has been a constant supporter of IAATI UK and who has regularly attended our conferences.
As an organisation we have found him ready and willing to offer advice and simply “be there”. It seemed logical that Paddy should be the symbol of our organisation, somebody to aspire to and be proud of.
Paddy Hopkirk – a motor sport legend
Thanks to his illustrious driving career, Paddy Hopkirk’s achievements have secured a string of sporting accolades including a prestigious place in the World Rally Hall of Fame. Unquestionably, he remains one of Britain and Ireland’s greatest rally drivers.
Born in Belfast, Paddy Hopkirk’s stunning victory in the Monte Carlo Rally of 1964 in a Mini Cooper S brought him instant international acclaim.
Overnight he became a household name with his triumph launching the Mini onto the world stage, as it quickly became the chosen car of celebrities such as The Beatles.
Given his first car at the age of nine, Paddy learnt to drive on a private estate near where he was brought up in Northern Ireland.
He likened his first precious vehicle to being akin to driving a ‘motorised wheel chair’. The Harding car remains one of Paddy’s most treasured possessions.
He studied engineering at Trinity College, Dublin, but gave up his studies to concentrate on motor sport. In a career spanning five decades he won a host of major prizes including the Circuit of Ireland Rally on five occasions.
But Monte Carlo in 1964 turned the dashing Northern Irishman into an instant hero, and brought legendary status to the Hopkirk name.
Paddy Hopkirk with his first Harding Car
Despite his iconic win taking place almost 50 years ago, father-of-three Paddy’s fame and notoriety remain as strong today as ever. Indeed, when BMW built and launched a limited edition Paddy Hopkirk/Monte Carlo Rally Cooper S to the American market several years ago, it sold out immediately.
Since his retirement from rally driving in 1970, Paddy has concentrated on his various motor businesses and using his name, engaging charm and expertise to great effect as an industry ambassador.
He has taken a special interest in motor car security – playing a leading role in the promotion of locking wheel-nut systems, which all the mainstream manufacturers have now introduced on vehicles.
His latest campaign is calling for stricter rules to be introduced to clamp down on ‘gangsters’ and on-line fraudsters dealing in bogus number plates. He believes that sales of rogue number registration plates is costing the industry millions of pounds in lost revenue each year, and causing massive problems for police, insurers and the road licensing authorities. As well as his initiatives to fight car crime, Paddy is Patron of the charity SKIDZ — a motor project that gives young people a chance to gain vocational skills in motor mechanics and which helps disadvantaged and vulnerable youngsters.
SKIDZ relies on support from grants and donations and now the charity has secured a licence to produce its own number plates, using a more secure and sophisticated form of acrylic number plate or European alternative.
Now aged 80, dynamic grandfather Paddy lives in Buckinghamshire with his wife Jenny.
Driving around in his trademark red coloured Mini, he remains fully active on his charity efforts and world-wide motor industry promotional work.
To find out more about SKIDZ and how to get involved or make a donation visit:
www.SKIDZ.org.uk
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The Official Master Scheme Datatag was launched in 1992 after the Motorcycle Industry at that time came together to identify the extent of the theft problem and the best means by which to combat it.
Datatag’s technology has developed significantly since then, not least with the introduction of a unique DNA solution and stealth UV etching.
This technology creates an almost impenetrable and unique layered approach to security.
For this reason Datatag are the appointed delivery partner not only for the official Construction Equipment Association (CEA) security scheme – CESAR, but also the Motorcycle Industry’s recently launched MASTER Security Scheme.
The MASTER Scheme was developed by the Motorcycle Industry Association together with the Police in order to provide a single market-wide solution to address the blight of theft
The Scheme, adopted by many leading brands such as Honda, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Triumph, BMW, KTM, Ducati, Harley Davidson and Zero, has since its launch in 2012, seen over 40,000 Master and Datatag systems supplied to protect machines.
With an estimated 26,000 motorcycles stolen each year inthe UK – more than 70 every day, and 50% of these within the London area - theft is a major concern.
The MASTER Security Scheme, developed in close collaboration with the Police, uses Datatag’s unique technology to combat the trend of breaking bikes down into component parts to then rebuild and sell on.
Marking components in this way has been proven to more than halve the risk of theft.
Datatag’s Managing Director Kevin Howells commented:
‘Both schemes are ‘Official’ schemes supported not only by the respective Industry bodies but also by ACPO and the
Home Office and we are proud to supply the technologies behind them.
We will continue to support the police, in the United Kingdom and across Europe and beyond and have already invested millions in unique handheld scanners and Infrastructure.
We now have a number of qualified police liaison and training managers who offer EDI accredited stolen vehicle training courses for the industry and already we are seeing fantastic results and recoveries from police officers who have attended.”
Steve Kenward, CEO of the MCI said, ‘Theft is a great concern but we are confident that this scheme will start a long term reduction in bike crime.’
In order to raise awareness amongst those most affected, supersport riders, Datatag is sponsoring the British Supersport Series, one of the hardest fought race series in the world and brings its message of security to hundreds of thousands at each race meeting.
Merton police launch campaign to crack down on car crime
A car crime road show in June marked the launch of a new car crime prevention campaign by Merton police.
Police officers were on hand at the Sava Centre in Colliers Wood giving motorists free crime prevention advice. Halfords, who are supporting the campaign along with the AA, gave out free anti theft screws for number plates which are currently the second most stolen item from vehicles in Merton.
Inspector Stuart Buchan said: “Theft from motor vehicles is an ongoing issue across Merton Borough, which we are working hard to combat. “The type, make, model and location of the car at the time of the offence is immaterial as is the property stolen from it. “We use and will continue to use, any and every legal tactic to disrupt this crime and the effect it has on the community. “We would ask that drivers assist us in this by being vigilant and removing any property from their vehicles”
IAATI comment: Just one of quite a lot of anti car crime initiatives happening throughout the UK. We should take note of and collate these commercial supporters should other police initiatives in car crime hit areas of the UK need help to get going.
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IAATI UK
Classic Motor Cycle TheftThroughout the world the increase in both the theft and movement of valuable classic motorcycles from country to country has been identified as a concern to the authorities.
The value of these bikes or their parts as positive investments to private collectors, museums and restorers has seen the demand overtake the supply and their values have rocketed, a fact not overlooked by the organised crime gangs.
Last year for example an extremely rare motorcycle known as a ‘Cyclone’ was stolen during a robbery in the USA value $1 million dollars.
Two equally rare vintage Moto Guzzi motorcycles were stolen in a cleverly orchestrated burglary from the Museo dell’Automobile di San Martino in Rio (Reggio Emilia), Italy. Value E150’000euros
In Hamilton New Zealand $145,000 worth of motorcycles including a unique Harley Davidson ‘Pup’ machine were stolen and a Matchless T3 500 Single Motorcycle one of only two in the world and valued at $120,000 was stolen from a garage in Australia.
In the UK a 1949 Vincent Rapide motorcycle worth £35,000 was stolen from a classic motorcycle event at Fordingbridge in Hants.
In Snape in North Yorkshire £50,000 worth of vintage Harley Davidson motorcycles were stolen in a burglary and in nearby Thirn near Ripon a pair of classic competition machines valued at £5,000 were taken. To date only the competition bikes have been recovered.
Repatriation in Europe can be hazardous however. In Ukraine the possession of a classic Brough Superior worth
£70’000 was given back to the original owner but re-stolen by the original (armed) thieves before it left the country.
In Lithuania a stolen Vincent was found in the possession of a local Police Chief who simply refused to give it back until the Ministry of Interior ordered it be given back to the owner and repatriated.
A stolen Manx Norton was ‘found’ in Romania, but the judge ordered the vehicle be returned to its illegal owner on payment to him (the judge) of $50,000 dollars.
Five years ago £250,000 worth of classic machines were taken in a burglary from a woman in Wiltshire. Only now has one of these unique machines been found in Australia and others are being seized in Ireland.
The problem is not just one of discovering the whereabouts and repatriation of these bikes but their lack of general identification, the ease of cloning (hand stamped frame/engine numbers) and the lack of specialist knowledge available to the police and insurance companies who now take a much bigger part in the above.
Dr Ken German
DVLA local office closure plan announced - June 2013All 39 DVLA local offices are scheduled for closure by the end of 2013 in three tranches.
The outcomes of a recent review determined that transactions and services should be gradually migrated from the existing 39 DVLA Local Offices to a mix of alternative channels. DVLA has started the changes necessary to facilitate the closures of the local offices as a step change towards a digital business.
Changes that will be introduced before
the local offices close include:
Extending the existing service for taxing vehicles at Post Office® branches to include taxing Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) and requesting duplicate tax discs.
Enhancing the existing Automated First Registration and Licensing scheme to enable tax discs to be distributed from DVLA Swansea direct to customers, dealers and fleet operators.
Changes to law that allow newly registered vehicles to be used/driven on the road for up to 14 calendar days from the date of registration without the need to display the tax disc. This mitigates concerns raised by customers around delays in receiving documentation
through the post.
Centralised the work of 10 area enforcement centres and processes around applying for trade licences at DVLA Swansea.
Introduction of centralised postal applications directed to DVLA Swansea including personalised registrations (from 1 July) and first registration applications using V55 forms (from 22 July).
Redirecting customer mail to DVLA Swansea for processing, communicating these changes via local office and motor industry representatives.
Futher information at www.gov.uk
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61st Annual IAATI International Training Seminar Rimini, ItalyIn addition to each of the IAATI Branch or Chapter annual seminars, IAATI International also holds an annual seminar.
Every 5 years this seminar is held outside of the USA. 2013 brings the International Seminar to Rimini, Italy and is being hosted by the European Branch.
The conference is being held at the Yes Touring Hotel from Sunday 29th September to Friday 4th October 2013.
The event starts with the President’s Reception, hosted by International President John O’Byrne and myself, on the evening of Sunday 29th.
The Seminar itself opens on the Monday morning and closes after lunch on Friday 4th October.
The Seminar fee is an ‘all inclusive’ package which includes 5 nights Accommodation, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, all coffee breaks and the Seminar Banquet held on the evening of Thursday 3rd October.
Many of you will have been to the UK Conferences and some of you will have also been to one of the European ones, however, for those of you who have never attended one, the International is a different animal.
It is held over 5 days and the agenda is far more varied.
Day 1 and 5 are held in the main conference room with the other 3 days consisting of a choice of ‘workshops’ to suit the differing interest of delegates.
The other thing is that this is a truely international event.
There will be delegates from all over the World, including Southern Africa, Australia & New Zealand, the USA & Canada and a delegation from the newly formed Latin American branch of IAATI.
Therefore, with the combination of the considerable networking opportunities and the comprehensive and varied agenda, everyone involved in the fight against Vehicle Crime should seriously consider attending.
Full details are available from the special Seminar website http://iaati.it/indexuk.html
Any questions etc. can be directed to the Seminar Team via the contacts on the website or direct to myself.
Barry Hancock
President – IAATI European Branch.
www.eb-iaati.org
+44 1273-203420+44 7768-363310
“The Italian IAATI team is back in business… Our goal is to prepare an interesting, stimulating and high professional training Seminar, which is at the same time a moment of meeting and strong social cohesion among all experts in the field that in this five Italian days you will be able to appreciate our hospitality and enjoy a fun stay, leaving with a positive memory of Seminar and our beautiful country.”
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Comments: Tools that are used to “pick” car door locks are the subject of discussion amongst police officers and the public because of the controversy that these tools are easily copied. Independent and reputable locksmiths use tools such as picks to open car doors.
These tools can be highly beneficial as they enable a lost key to be replaced or a new key to be cut without the key being present. They also enable someone to gain entry to their car if they have locked the key inside. However in the wrong hands these tools can also aid people in criminal activity such as car theft.
To try and reduce the use of tools, designed for legitimate organisations, being used by criminals, reputable locksmith companies carry out stringent checks in order to limit the people who are given access to the tools to certified locksmiths with several years of experience, recovery agencies and government officials.
However due to the fact that these tools can be copied and distributed either through the internet or by irreputable locksmiths, the consensus certainly amongst the police and those involved in fighting vehicle crime is that there needs to be some form of control either through registration or regulation.
We welcome comments from members and police officers regarding these products and about how this problem can be solved.
Police team’s success driving down car crime in Huddersfield
A TASK force set up to target vehicle crime in Huddersfield is driving criminals off our streets. And after just six months in action the unit is winning the battle against prolific car thieves operating in Kirklees. Many have been brought to justice and several have been jailed.
Det Sgt Bellhouse said: “We have recently done a lot of work around thefts of Land Rovers from the Holme and Colne valleys. These are organised criminals coming into the area to steal high-value cars. We also worked with Land Rover and with Halfords and ran a vehicle crime awareness day for the public.” And as he explains, these criminals are acting as part of a supply chain.
“Within hours the stolen cars can be in a garage being stripped for parts which are obviously harder to trace and can be passed on via online auction sites. It is our job to disrupt the supply and trace those responsible. “Vehicle crime is lucrative. It is our aim is to bring those people to justice.”
“We have also done work around motorbike thefts in Slaithwaite and Golcar. In these cases we find bikes have been taken from restaurant car parks and hauled onto trailers.”
Original Source - The Huddersfield Examiner - www.examiner.co.uk
Gang in India cloned keys to lift cars
Beware of handing over your car keys to service station attendants. East Delhi police have busted a gang of car thieves who bribed them to get hold of these keys for a few hours, cloned them using an imported hacking machine and noted down the owner’s name and address.
Once they got orders for a particular make and model from the northeast, they would steal the car and drive it to Mathura where the kingpin ‘Netaji’ would have it repainted and dispatched to Burma border in three to five days. Here, it would either be sold to northeastern clients or smuggled across the border.
Aditya Diyali, who procured the keys from the service stations, is an amateur race driver. He got Rs 5,000 for each key and for moving the stolen car to a hiding place.
The registration certificate of the car and driving licence of its owner were found on Ravi’s person. Several newly manufactured car keys were found on Aditya. A diary with car owners’ details and addresses and 13 cloned keys with stickers mentioning registration numbers of cars and addresses were seized.
Ravi has confessed that ‘Netaji’ spotted the cars and carried the portable hacking machine with him, said assistant commissioner of police A Koan who led the team along with inspector Manoj Kumar.
Original Source - The Times of India - www.timesofindia.com
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The International Association of Auto Theft Investigators
(IAATI) was formed in 1952 in order to improve
communication and coordination among the growing
family of professional auto theft investigators. It has
grown to 4000 members representing over 35 countries
and includes representatives of law enforcement
agencies, as well as many others with a legitimate
interest in auto theft investigation, prevention and
education. We recognise that, just as law enforcement
agencies cannot successfully function independent of one
another, auto theft investigation requires the active
participation of the private sector; therefore,
our membership also includes the insurance industry,
vehicle manufacturers, car rental companies �nance
houses, insurance companies and, of course, anyone who
has a legitimate reason for the suppression of auto crime.
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cars but motor cycles, heavy equipment, plant and so on is co-
operation. IAATI has actively pursued this by providing its members with
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such as technical developments, trends, intelligence information and
investigative assistance. Through IAATI we are able to pool our
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insurance and �nance investigators, motor manufacturers and other
ancillary bodies can all get together under one roof and discuss
important issues, and basically get things done.
In addition to the various training opportunities and membership
identi�cation items, each member receives access to IAATI's worldwide
membership database, where he (or she) will be able to obtain
information and assistance on virtually any auto theft related problem.
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