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1 Auto Theft Prevention Cornpendiuln of Proceedings If you have issues viewing or accessing this file contact us at NCJRS.gov. f / N~ational \Norkshop on 1 Auto Theft Prevention Cornpendiuln of Proceedings Sponsored by The New York State Senate Committee on Transportation October 3rd - 6th, 1978 Senator John D. Caemmerer, Chairman Honorable MacNeil Mitchell, Project Director The National Workshop on Auto Theft Prevention and this publication of the compen­ dium of the proceedings were made possible in major part by a grant from the National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal JUstice Services of the [jaw Enforcement Assistance Administration of the Department of Justice. Particular acknowledgement is made to Dr. Sidney Epstein of that organization for his valuable and constructive service in connection with this gremt. Appreciation is extended to the New York State Senate for services provided through the cooperation of Senate Majority Leader Warren M. Anderson, Dr. Roger C. Thompson, Secretary of the New York State Senate, and Dr. Stephen F. Sloan, Dir?ctor of the Senate Research Service. Also to Leonard M Cutler, Senate Grants Officer and a Professor at Siena College. Acknowledgement is made to the members of the Advisory Committee and the Resolu­ tions Committee, whose most helpful assistance contributed to the success of the Workshop. Particular appreciation for the prepar.ation of this publication goes to Peter Derrick, New York State Legislative Fellow and Program Coordinator of the Workshop, Linda Conrad, Program Coordinator of the Workshop, and GZadysAnn Wells, Editor with the Senate Research Service. .'1 ---------------------- -- - --- - - --- ---- ---- NCJRS JUN 1 3 1979_./ N....,. {f ACQUISITIONS { "., ,I NATIONAL WORKSIIOP ON AUTO THEFT PP£VENTION Sponsored by The N ew York State Senate Committee on Transportation Compendium of Proceedings Senator John D. Caemmerer MacNeil Mitchell Committee Chairman Project Director NEW YORK HILTON HOTEL OCTOBER 3-6,1978 New York State Senate Albany, New York ----------------------- NEW YORK STATE SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION February, 1979 Set .ster .Jor.:" 0 Caemmerer Chalr~Bn Senator Linda Wlntkow Dear Concerned Citizen: Ranking MInority Member SenaCor James H. Donovan SenBtor Sh<aldon Farber In the last few years, the problem of auto theft Senator Owen H Johnson has finally been recognized as a serious national Senator F..dwyn E Mason Senator Frank Padaven problem with far-reaching social and economj,c impacts. Se~'ltor .Jess .J. Present Senat;Or Thomas.J BartosiewIcz Law enforcement agencies, community leaders, insurance Senat".or Vander Seatty Senator Anthony V Gazzara industry representatives and other interested parties Senator Marttn E Connor have joined togefcher in some localities to form Staff action committees to combat this problem. A typical Clarence Geiger example is the case of regional joint anti-car theft Executive Dlrt;!ctor .John B KIernan committees which are now developing. But, these Coune.c! efforts have been sporadic and to a great extent MacNeIl MItchell Special Counsel uncoordinated. .Joseph F. Zimmerman Ph D Research DIrector Bert.J Cunningham Director of Pubhc AffaH"'S Early in 1978, after almost a year of research, the Eleanor MaIo New York State Senate Committee on Transportation EKacutlve Secretary realized that one state alone could not solve this problem. Clearly, a nationwide effort among states and localities with a common thrust and common goal was needed. As a result of the foresight, the under­ standing and the cooperation of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice, a grant was obtained from the LEAA to help our committee fund the first National Workshop on Auto Theft Prevention. " The following is a compendium of the proceedings of this Workshop held October 3-6, 1978 in New York City. Not only was this the first workshop of its kind held on this problem, but nearly 300 dedicated participants from over 30 different states were in attendance. They came from all segments of business, industry and government concerned with auto theft, and as a result of their hard work and interest, a Liaison Committee has been created under our aegis. Its purpose is to establish task forces on a state or regional basis to combat auto theft throughout the country. JOHN D. CAEMMERER Chairman Room 811, legislative Office Building, Albany, New York l2247-Tel. (518) 455-3341 TABLE Of CONTENTS PREFACE Page Senator John D. Caemmerer . III INTRODUCTION VII PLENARY SESSION I, The Auto Theft Problem 1 Senator Roy Goodman ................................................ 3 Thomas J. Horrigan ................................................... 5 Ralph Culver. .. .... 6 Gordon L. Walgren . 8 Paul Gilliland ......................................................... 10 DINNER PROCEEDINGS, October 3, 1978 13 Blair Ewing........................................... ................ 15 Glendon B. Craig. 15 PLENARY SESSION II, Investigative and Enforcement Problems 19 Thomas Davis . 21 Emil E. Peters. 22 Clinton L. Pagano. 25 Richard D. Schwein ................................................... 27 LUNCHEON PROCEEDINGS, October 4,1978 29 Joseph R. Pisani ...................................................... 31 PLENARY SESSION III, Laws and Regulations Relating to Vehicle Titling and Salvage Control Procedures 35 Clarence Woody. 37 Donald J. Rouse ...................................................... 38 Jack H. Leverenz. .. 41 Frederic Schwartz, Jr. ................................................. 44 PLENARY SESSION IV, Problems in the Adjudication of Auto Theft Violations 47 L. Brooks Patterson ................................................... 49 Steffen W. Graae . 52 Barry Moskowitz ...................................................... 53 Ronald L. Nabakowski . 55 .. Question and Answer Session ......................................... 56 SLIDE PRESENTATION ON CHOP SHOP OPERATIONS 61 Robert A. Pope.. 63 PLENARY SESSION V, The Role of Private Industry in Helping to Curb Auto Theft 65 Charles W. Hannert. 67 Jerry Williams. 69 Noel A. Chandonnet . 72 FINAL PLENARY SESSION 75 Reports from Workshop Moderators. 77 Adoption of Resolutions. 82 Page SUMMARY OF THE PASSAGE OF RESOLUTIONS 91 BANQUET PROCEEDINGS, October 5, 1978 95 Senator Linda Winikow . 97 Secretary Alan J. Dixon.... 99 .. CONCLUSION 103 APPENDICES A. Program ........................................................... 109 B. Biographical Sketches of the Speakers. .. 115 C. Listing of Moderators and Facilitators........ ....................... 121 D. List of Attendees. .. 125 E. Resolutions........................................................ 135 F. Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1978 ......................... 145 G. Annotated Bibliography of the Conference Packet... ................ 165 Introduction AT THE AUTO THEFT WORKSHOP ~ Over 300 individuals from 30 states in the nation attended the three day Workshop. Tltirtrj individual work sessions" were conducted Ott specific topics related to auto thefts during the Workshop. ~ Factual presentations were made, 011 topics like the cycle of distribu­ tion of stolen auto parts, as part of the panel discussions conducted at the work sessions. Nine plenary, luncheon and dinner ~ sessions were held with keynote speakers making auto theft prob­ lem presentations to the Work­ shop attendt.:s. ~ COpiOllS note taking was the general proce­ dure for W()1'kshop attendees, and Extensive auto theft l'e- ~ lated infonnation was distributed. --------------------------~--- INTRODUCTION The National Workshop on Auto Theft Prevention was combat this problem, and of the steps that should be designed to address a serious and growing problem. taken now if this problem is to be handled in a proper Although the number of motor vehicles stolen in the manner. United States appears to have stabilized at about one million vehicles annually, recovery rates continue to de­ At the heart of the National Workshop were the small cline and the resultant monetary loss to the public rises group discussions that immediately followed the Plenary each year. Moreover, the auto theft "business" has be­ Sessions. The 280 people in attendance were divided into come increasingly dominated by professional auto theft eight small workshops, each addressing the subject that rings. Indeed, in some areas of the country, mobsters are was raised by the speakere during the plenary session. reportedly killing each other to monopolize the stolen car racket. Auto theft has thus become a crime that must be Every workshop contained representatives from various ranked with narcotics dealing, gambling and organized fields. For example, every group had at least one state prostitution as a major national crisis. legislator, police official, insurance company representa­ tive, automobile dismantler, motor vehicle administrator, The National Workshop was held at the New York Hilton prosecutor, FBI agent, federal official, etc. The small Hotel from October 3 to October 6, 1978. It was spon­ groups were chaired by a moderator, whose job it was to sored by the New York State Senate Transportation maintain orderly discussion, and a facilitator, who was an Committee, chaired by Senator John D. Caemmerer, and expert on auto theft prevention. Attendees remained a was funded in major part by a grant from the National part of the same group for each of the four sessions. Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Serv­ ices of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. In order to maximize the fret:! exchange of ideas
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