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Both agencies are continuing the investigation and additional cases may be cleared inthe future.Another motor vehicle crime spree that occurred throughout 2009 was the theft ofsix rental vehicles from the Avis Car Company. Each stolen vehicle was missing for atleast two months before Avis discovered the theft; all six vehicles were recovered, onein the city and the other five in the county. A former employee was charged inconnection with two of the thefts. The other cases are closed, due to a lack of evidencelinking the employee to the crime.The Syracuse Police Department had a stolen vehicle recovery rate ofapproximately 86% during 2009. This recovery rate is due to aggressive patrol officerswho, when not busy taking calls, are actively looking for the stolen vehicles; 86 differentofficers recovered at least three stolen vehicles during 2009. Officers assigned to theStolen Vehicle Detail also contributed to the high recovery rate, working before or aftertheir normal shift which allows them to check areas of the city that they could not duringtheir regular shift. Lastly, 29% of the stolen vehicle investigations initiated by theSyracuse Police Department resulted in arrest.The Department continues to use dedicated motor vehicle theft details to targetareas of the city with high theft and recovery rates to deter theft and recover stolenvehicles. Officers are sent to motor vehicle theft trainings and conferences and they areexpected to pass their information on to fellow officers. The agency also works with theOnondaga County District Attorney’s Office, the state Insurance Frauds Bureau, theState Police, Onondaga County Sheriffs Department and area Towns and Village PoliceDepartments, as well as the department’s Forgery and Fraud section. At this time, thedepartment plans to continue with Operation IMPACT, which allows it to work with theaforementioned agencies as well as the Onondaga County Probation Department, USMarshals Office, state Parole and other federal agencies.Syracuse City Police DepartmentPerformance Measure Total Performance Measure TotalMVT investigations initiated 369 Reported motor vehicle thefts 369Investigations filed with SAFETNet 0 Stolen vehicles recovered 342Hits resulting from SAFETNet 0 Value of vehicles recovered $2,559,0350MVT-related misdemeanor arrests 169 MVIF investigations initiated 1MVT-related felony arrests 126 MVIF-related misdemeanor arrests 1Warrant issued 40NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 76
Capital District RegionAlbany City Police DepartmentAlbany County Office of the District AttorneySchenectady County Office of the District AttorneyAlbany City Police DepartmentThe Albany Police Department’s Auto Crimes Task Force primary objective is toconduct investigations for all auto thefts, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle andpossible motor vehicle insurance fraud.During 2009, the department saw about an 8% increase from 2008 in stolenmotor vehicles, but its recovery rate went up, from 77% in 2008 to 90% in 2009. Most ofthe vehicles stolen were a result of victims leaving their vehicles running unattended orleaving spare keys in an unlocked vehicle. This year’s recovery rate is on par with prioryears. The majority of crime is located in the city’s population centers: Arbor Hill, PineHills, and within the North and South End of Albany. Thefts occurs in the later hours ofthe evening and during the overnight hours, and vehicles appear less likely to be stolenin the middle of the week. The two vehicles types which were stolen the most were bothmade by Honda (the Accord and Civic) followed by the Nissan Sentra and the FordExplorer.Resources such as crime mapping, license plate readers and relationships withscrap yards such as A1 Auto Crushers have helped us recover many vehicles. Scrapmetal has remained just as much of a hot commodity as last year, but proactive effortsand working relationships with scrap yards have helped us identify stolen vehicles aswell as the people who are scrapping them.Theft From Motor VehiclesToward the end of 2009, the Albany Police Auto Crimes Task Force ran a numberof details targeting theft from motor vehicles, theft of motor vehicles, and illegal repairshops (possible chop shops):October 2009- A detail target in areas that had a high occurrence of thefts from motorvehicles, during the house those thefts were reported to have happened. One arrestwas made during this detail.NYS DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES MVTIFP BOARD / ANNUAL REPORT 2009 Page 77
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