New York State - Division of Criminal Justice Services

The District Attorney’s Office spearheaded the effort that introduced a standardsupporting deposition form used by all police agency personnel when responding toreported incidents of motor vehicle theft. By standardizing the information that iscollected concerning each incidence of motor vehicle theft, Task Force Investigators arebetter able to analyze the nature of such thefts countywide, including offender profiles,methods used, gang affiliations, most vulnerable vehicle models, and the most commontimes and locations of incidents.The strategy used to combat auto insurance fraud utilizes the New York StateInsurance Frauds Bureau as the primary source for insurance frauds cases. At eachregular monthly Task Force meeting, new referrals received by the Insurance FraudsBureau are reviewed by those in attendance, and assigned to investigators workingunder the grant. This close working relationship with IFB Investigators has proven to beessential when conducting these investigations.Monroe County Office of the District AttorneyPerformance Measures Total Performance Measures TotalMVT felony arrests 193 MVIF felony arrests 7MVT misdemeanor arrests 223 MVIF misdemeanor arrests 0MVT SAFETNet targets RPD 37 MVIF SAFETNet targets RPD 11MVT indictments/SCI’s 64 MVIF indictments 5MVT felony convictions 45 MVIF felony convictions 2MVT misdemeanor convictions 152 MVIF misdemeanor convictions 5Task force meetings held 19Monroe County Office of the SheriffMonroe County has strategically implemented a countywide Auto Theft andInsurance Fraud Task Force. The Task Force is made up of the Monroe County DA’sOffice, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), City of Rochester Police Department,New York State Police, New York Insurance Fraud Bureau, and state Department ofMotor Vehicles. Informational and intelligence sharing meetings are held in order toanalyze trends in motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud. By working with the MonroeCounty Analysis Center (MCAC), MCSO is now able to quickly access reportssubmitted by various county agencies that do not directly participate in the Auto TheftTask Force. By working with MCAC, the office has also greatly improved its ability todisseminate information throughout the state. The improved system of multi-agencycommunication has greatly enhanced the speed of pattern crime investigations.During the past year, the MCSO auto theft investigators and the Monroe CountyAuto Theft and Insurance Fraud Task Force have gained many new contacts within thegreater Rochester law enforcement community. The improved contacts are helping tofacilitate the interagency cooperation, thereby speeding the identification of persistentoffenders which in turn produces faster arrests. By identifying emerging trends quickly,NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 68