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News and Events

  1. July 23, 2018

    Arizona Automobile Theft Authority on Sonoran Living - Feature Susan Casper with Sonoran Living- Amanda O'Haloran and Fred Zumbo with Arizona Automobile Theft Authority

  2. July 15, 2018

    KTAR

    Silent Witness Logo for 5-0 Interview with Fred Zumbo

    About the episode

    50-Info 07/15/2018

    Fred Zumbo, Director Arizona Auto Theft Authority

    Published Jul 13, 2018 8:34 AM

     More info about the episode

    About the show

    5-0 Info

    Police officers answer the Silent Witness telephone line 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. They take your information and direct it to the proper department for action.rn

    KTAR Website

  3. May 16, 2018

    Arizona Daily Sun -

    Governor vetoes grab-bag of bills Wednesday

    ...

    - Providing more latitude for how the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority spends money that it has. The governor said he wants a larger discussion to cut costs and make sure that "more of these dollars go to law enforcement and not to administrative overhead.''

    Arizona Daily sun link

     

     

    Arizona Capitol Times -

    Ducey vetoes increase in car insurance requirements 

    – Providing more latitude for how the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority spends money that it has. The governor said he wants a larger discussion to cut costs and make sure that “more of these dollars go to law enforcement and not to administrative overhead.”

    Capitol Times 

     

    Tucson.com

    Ducey vetoes bills requiring Arizona Drivers to raise liability-insurance minimum

    tucson.com

     

    Payson Roundup

    Gov. Ducey vetoes slew of laws

    Payson Roundup

     

    Information on HB 2002 

    AATA Budget Submissions 

    AATA Annual Reports 

  4. March 23, 2018

    ABC 15

    PHOENIX - Arizona is accelerating in the wrong direction when it comes to auto theft rates. 

    According to the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority, our rate increased by more than 8 percent in the last year. That is the largest rise in about 20 years. 

     

    More info- link

  5. March 23, 2018

    Cronkite News- Arizona PBS 

    03/23/2018 - 

     

    Video link-  Story starts at 8:23. 

     

  6. March 19, 2018

    NEEDLES DESERT STAR

    BULLHEAD CITY — The Bullhead City Police Department participates annually in the statewide Vehicle Theft Prevention and Awareness month: a coordinated effort between the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority (AATA) and law enforcement agencies to reduce stolen vehicles.

     

    More info - Link 

  7. December 2, 2017

    The Apache Junction Police Department welcomes back all our winter residents — and of course the year-round residents — with a vehicle identification number etching event on Dec. 6. It is 9 a.m.-noon at the Apache Junction Parks and Recreation Department parking lot, 1001 N. Idaho Road, directly north of the police department.

     

    For more info click on the link > https://apachejunctionindependent.com/calendar/vehicle-identification-number-etching-event/

  8. September 26, 2017

    Quartzsite purchases police car equipped with license plate reader

     

    The Quartzsite Police Department unveiled their newest patrol vehicle Sept. 21 at Town Hall. It’s a 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe equipped with radar and a license plate reader designed to help find stolen vehicles. Police Chief Will Ponce said it’s a valuable addition to the department.

     

    The vehicle was paid for by the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority. AATA Director Frederick Zumbo was on hand for the unveiling in Quartzsite. He described the AATA as a state agency being funded by insurance fees and they take in $6.2 million per year. Of that, 95 percent goes out to local entities in grants for prosecution, auto theft prevention, and law enforcement.

     

    Zumbo and County Attorney Tony Rogers noted AATA has paid for a full-time auto theft prosecutor for La Paz County.

     

    Ponce said Quartzsite is the only entity in Arizona to have received a vehicle through the AATA. He said the town has been working with the AATA since 2014, and it took a lot of persuasion to get them to fund a vehicle.

     

    The Tahoe will be used on patrol duty. It will be operated by Officer Hilario Tanakeyowma, who also wrote the grant for it.

    Zumbo said he wants to see more money sent to rural communities and counties. As a former Arizona Department of Public Safety officer himself, he said he knows how difficult law enforcement can be in rural areas.

     

    “It’s our pleasure to do this,” he said. “Small towns don’t have the funds for something like this. Our officers out there need to have the best equipment we can give them.”

     

    Quartzsite Town Manager Jim Ferguson noted there is a lot of traffic coming through Quartzsite off Interstate 10.

     

    “It’s absolutely awesome,” he said of the vehicle. “It’s going to help us.”

     

    Rogers said he was glad AATA is focusing on rural communities. He added they’ve been doing a good job of letting local entities know what grants are out there, and they have been very helpful to his office.

     

    Ponce said he was thankful for the opportunity to apply for and receive the grant. He said he expected the vehicle will last about five years. He said the department still has some Ford Crown Victorias, but they are phasing them out. He said the Chevrolet Tahoe better suits their needs, and it will last longer. He added other departments are buying them.

     

    As for the vehicle that made its debut Sept. 21, Ponce said, “We think it will serve our community well.”

     

    http://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_3bb4e6be-a2e8-11e7-9392-4ffb8b6a7bb3.html

  9. July 18, 2017

    Arizona Insurance Institue - July 2017 News Brief

     

    The Arizona Auto Theft Authority and NHTSA Reminds the Public to Secure Your Car During July’s National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month
    In 2015, nearly a quarter of a million vehicles were stolen in the United States. Vehicle theft is a billion-dollar crime, with the cost of stolen vehicles coming in at more than $5 billion in 2015 alone.

    Read More

  10. June 20, 2017

    It All Starts with a Stolen Vehicle
    Our society is enamored with driving and our individual freedom is often connected with the ability to jump in our car and drive to wherever we would like. The criminal element is aware of this and takes advantage of people distracted by everyday life to steal vehicles. Unfortunately, many of these vehicle thefts … (A I I Guest Post)
    https://arizonainsuranceinstitute.com/it-all-starts-with-a-stolen-vehicle/
     

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