The
Auto Theft Advisory Committee (A.T.A.C.) is a partnership between law enforcement,
insurance, and other auto-related companies to reduce auto theft.
Once a year, the Committee puts on an awards ceremony
and brunch, recognizing the officer from each department in Orange County
who has recovered the most stolen vehicles during the previous calendar
year.
The 18th Annual Orange County ATAC Vehicle Theft Recovery
Officer of the Year Awards Brunch will take place on Wednesday, May 28th,
2008 0900 hours at the Irvine
Marriott in Irvine. It is located at 18000 Von Karman, Irvine.
If you have any questions or wish to RSVP, please contact Dennis
Frias at (714) 288-6334 or
Steve Reyes
at (714) 288-6336.
"Orange County continues to experience a growing vehicle
theft problem; Auto thieves continue to steal vehicles for use in criminal
activity, to use for their transportation of human cargo and illicit drugs,
and even for illegal exportation to other countries. Thanks to the
efforts of Orange County road patrol officers, vehicle theft is being addressed
and Orange County officers made a significant impact in 2006 against the
vehicle theft problem.
The Auto Theft Advisory Committee (A.T.A.C.), in sponsoring
the Vehicle Theft Recovery Officer of the Year program, intends to raise
public awareness and theft prevention in three ways:
* First: The Committee will continue to recognize the
positive results law enforcement efforts have had upon the vehicle theft
problem in Orange County.
* Second: The Committee will continue to work with
the media to produce public awareness messages which will provide tips
to help prevent vehicle theft.
* And Third: Is the reason we are all here today.
The Committee will continue to recognize those officers in Orange County
who excel at vehicle theft recovery. The Vehicle Theft Recovery Officer
of the Year Award was developed to honor that excellence in law enforcement,
and to provide an incentive for officers to become even more zealous
in the recovery of stolen vehicles.
The criteria qualifying an officer for the award consist
of these conditions:
1) The sworn peace officer must have been a regular
'road' patrol officer when she or he earned the statistics qualifying her
or him for the award. This means that officers assigned to vehicle
theft investigative positions and task force assignments are ineligible
because they have an unfair advantage.
2) Only one individual per award. In cases of
ties, more weight will be given to rolling recoveries and arrests, and
the impact made on vehicle theft."
As presented by Master of Ceremonies
Pat Haslam, KNX 1070 Radio, at the May 24th, 2007 A.T.A.C. Officer
of the Year Awards Presentation
For further information about the Auto Theft Advisory
Committee (A.T.A.C.) please go to: http://www.wsati.org/atac.html.
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