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The IAATI UK (International Association of Auto Theft Investigators) National Vehicle Crime Conference, at the Jaguar Visitor Centre, Castle Bromwich on May 23 and 24 saw more than 120 participants. Master of Ceremonies, David Ryan opened the conference, followed by a welcome speech from John Reading of Jaguar Land Rover.

Simon Hurr President of IAATI UK and Joe Brosius President of IAATI International welcomed the participants to the conference. The presentations given by law enforcement officers included DS Ian Orton from West Midlands Police who demonstrated the worth of the ANPR as a tool to catch organised criminals.

Finbarr Garland from the National Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Garda Siochana, Republic of Ireland provided an insight into organised vehicle crime in his country with its ramifications such as the export of plant machinery as well as targeting ATM machines with plant machinery. He added how important cross border cooperation with other European countries can be to bring these criminals to justice. DCI David Wood from the City of London Police gave a presentation about insurance fraud.

DCI Mark Hooper gave an overview of the work that the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service has carried out and explained trends and developments in technology used by organised criminals to steal cars, vans and goods from trucks. DCI Hooper identified eight key threats as well as linking criminals to terrorism.  The future of AVCIS is under review and a decision is expected from ACPO. Lord Henley, Home Office Minister, summarised the latest government policies for policing.

DS Sarah Sleaford of the Leicester Police gave a presentation about Operation Chisel, on containers being shipped out of the ports. The South East Regional Task Force carried out examinations of suspect containers, and found stolen motor vehicles and a lot of gas containers being shipped out of the country. Other presentations covered vehicle marking, telematics, data collection and other tools used against vehicle crime.

On the second day of conference the awards were presented. The Keith English Award went to The Essex Police, Thurrock Council and VOSA for Operation Taxi. This award is sponsored by Selectamark and the association thanked Selectamark for their support of IAATI UK. The Peter Leigh Plant Award was presented to the Devon and Cornwall Police for Operation Sebula, this operation Op SEBULA targeted a criminal who ran a Plant Business in Cornwall. The criminal was given a sentence of nine and a half years, and a confiscation order for £2.25 million has been made. The IAATI UK President’s Award was given to AVCIS for their outstanding contribution in fighting vehicle crime. The President’s Award was received by DCI Mark Hooper. The Alan Taylor Award was presented to the Metropolitan Police for Operation Temple Viper. Thanked also were the sponsors:  Ambersett, Cobra and Retainagroup.

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