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scene; younger suspects would use the stolen credit cards. Physical evidencewas rarely left at the scene.- Residential Driveways (night time) – These suspects were typically teenagerswho would steal loose change and anything else that was left in primarilyunlocked cars in driveways and apartment complexes. These suspects wouldfrequently steal personal items that had no resale value, and would frequently becaught weeks after a theft, still in possession of the stolen property. Thesesuspects would steal for the thrill of it and often had no plan for getting rid of thestolen property.- Residential Garages (night time) – Two types of suspects realized that vehiclesparked in residential attached garages would frequently have high-value itemsand cash in them. Entry was usually gained through an unlocked rear or sidedoor. These suspects would frequently take items, such as golf clubs, that werein the garage and would occasionally venture into the unlocked house to stealvaluables, such as computers, that were left near the entrance door from thegarage. These suspects would also take car keys that were left in the car or nearthe entrance door, so they could steal the car and commit other crimes. Thistheft group would also steal bicycles, which were then used to get to a part oftown they wouldn’t normally be able to access. There were two suspect typesidentified: The first were males, 40 years of age or older, who had long criminalrecords and were on drug binges. These individuals preferred to work alone orwould have a fellow drug addict to drive them around. The second was wellorganized groups of teens who worked together with different combinations ofthieves each time they went out. This is the only group encountered thatfrequently had females participating, and this group was responsible for the mostthefts during 2009. This group had one individual who was responsible forselling the items on the Internet, and would then distribute the money to thethieves. This group had three members who made a living for close to 10months off “car shopping.” This suburban group was responsible for the theft ofover 300 GPS units, seven stolen cars and numerous residential burglaries andidentity thefts.The insurance frauds encountered in 2009 involved many fewer crimes thanexpected. The insurance thefts investigated by MCSO involved the destruction of ahouse by the homeowner with financial problems, fraudulent car repairs and fraudulenthealth insurance claims. The office also worked with DMV inspectors assigned to thetask force on a major ATV and motorcycle theft investigation involving VIN platealterations. Four arrests have been made in the case and the investigation is continuinginto Florida, Vermont and South Carolina. Another investigation with the DMVinspectors involved the recovery of stolen truck plows and construction equipment,including a construction trailer that was stolen two years ago and was subsequentlyregistered with DMV as homemade. The suspected trailer was never visually inspectedwhen it was registered, it is unclear at this time how many other stolen trailers havebeen registered as homemade, but was a new area of investigation in 2010.NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 70
Monroe County Sheriff’s OfficePerformance Measure Total Performance Measure TotalMVT investigations initiated 154 Reported motor vehicle thefts 189MVT related misdemeanor arrests 32 Stolen vehicles recovered 141MVT related felony arrests 2 Value of parts recovered $7,868MVIF investigations initiated 2 Value of vehicles recovered $949,530Rochester City Police DepartmentThe Auto Theft Unit of the Rochester Police Department Special OperationsDivision is responsible for work relating to the Motor Vehicle Theft and Insurance FraudPrevention Grant. The Auto Theft Unit investigator is assigned full time to the multiagencyAuto Crimes Task Force. This member coordinates investigations and auto theftinitiatives utilizing personnel from a cross-section of the department including: schoolresource officers, Tactical Unit, Traffic Enforcement Unit, Major Crimes Unit, as well asthe East and West Patrol Divisions. Throughout the year, a total of 85 members haveutilized grant funds to conduct follow-up investigations to stolen vehicle reports andinitiate investigations into chop shops and theft rings. Activities include search warrantexecution, physical and electronic surveillance, license plate reader and unattendedvehicle details. Cases of suspected motor vehicle-related insurance fraud are initiatedbased on referrals submitted to the state Insurance Frauds Bureau by insurancecompanies. In 2009, eight members were involved in grant-funded insurance fraudinvestigations.In 2009, there were 956 reported stolen vehicles in Rochester, a decrease ofmore than 22% from the reported 1238 thefts in 2008. Conversely, suspected cases ofmotor vehicle related insurance fraud in Monroe County referred to the New York StateInsurance Frauds Bureau was up 10% in 2009 (226 referrals as compared with 205referrals in 2008).Theft for Joy Ride or TransportationMore than 70% of all motor vehicles stolen are taken for joy riding. In 2009,grant funding allowed us to initiate 27 investigations into these crimes. During three ofthese investigations, it was learned that the suspects were also using the vehicles tocommit burglaries and in four cases, the suspects were also involved in re-taggingvehicles for resale.The strategies utilized for these investigations included physical and electronicsurveillance of known active offenders. License plate readers were also utilized in areasdetermined by the Monroe Crime Analysis Center to be “hot spots” for recent vehiclethefts and recoveries.NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 71
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