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November 29, 2016

Bensonnews-sun.com

 

While shoppers scurry in search of that special gift, so too are thieves who are looking to put the grinch on your holidays.

 

Annually, holiday shoppers can provide prime targets for would-be car thieves who can access your locked vehicle and be down the road in a matter of seconds.

 

With that in mind, the Arizona Auto Theft Authority & Auto Theft Task Force are teaming up with a myriad of agencies to include Benson Police Dept., Arizona Department of Public Safety and the National Insurance Crime Bureau on Friday, Dec. 9, in the Walmart parking lot from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 201 S. Prickly Pear.

 

 

http://www.bensonnews-sun.com/news/article_f4462162-b67f-11e6-83fc-579831992eeb.html

October 18, 2016

ParkerPineer.net

The La Paz County Attorney’s Office is sponsoring a program where motor vehicle owners can get their Vehicle Identification Numbers (VIN) etched into their windshields for free. The goal of the program is to cut down an auto theft by making cars less attractive to thieves.

 

Vehicle owners can get their VINs etched from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Oct. 22 at the Quartzsite Community Center, 295 E. Chandler Street. The following weekend, etching will be done from 8 a.m. to 12 noon Oct. 29 at the CRIT Tribal Fairgrounds at Manataba Park, Mohave Road and Second Avenue.

 

http://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_0cf8859c-956f-11e6-a2d4-477434e6749d.html

September 12, 2016

PRESCOTT VALLEY TRIBUNE

PRESCOTT VALLEY – On Saturday, September 17, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to Noon, the Prescott Valley Police Department will provide a free Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) etching opportunity at the Prescott Valley Event Center, 3201 N. Main Street, Prescott Valley. VIN etching is the process of permanently etching the vehicle’s digit VIN on each piece of window glass on the vehicle.

http://www.pvtrib.com/news/2016/sep/12/prescott-valley-police-offer-free-vin-etching/

June 30, 2016

"Motor vehicle thefts may be declining in neighboring Tempe, but the number of automobiles stolen in Ahwatukee has increased slightly in the last two years."

http://www.ahwatukee.com/crimeandsafety/article_f73ac616-3e4d-11e6-8c2a-47af7b7e0096.html

March 29, 2016

AZCentral

Arizona was 11th in the country for vehicle thefts in 2014 and eighth for total stolen vehicles, according to the Arizona Auto Theft Association.

But the number of stolen vehicles in Arizona has decreased dramatically compared with 10 years ago, when Arizona vehicle thefts peaked.

 

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2016/03/29/auto-thefts-arizona-decline-but-state-still-ranks-no-11-us-vehicle-thefts/82355564/

March 24, 2016

KTAR NEWS

Arizona ranked No. 8 in the nation for overall vehicle thefts, according to reports from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority

http://ktar.com/story/982316/arizona-ranked-among-worst-in-nation-for-auto-theft-contributes-to-border-crime/

March 23, 2016

Cronkite News Arizona PBS

Arizona ranks 8th in the nation for overall vehicle thefts, a crime that is fueling drug and human trafficking across the Mexican border as well as costing the state $86 million in economic losses, according to reports from the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority.... 

https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2016/03/23/arizona-is-8th-in-nation-for-auto-theft-with-stolen-vehicles-often-being-used-for-drug-and-human-smuggling/