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$13 Million in Grants Awarded to Combat Auto Theft in Texas
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Texas law enforcement agencies receive grants to fight motor vehicle crime on the rise
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Potter County and the city of Amarillo have filed a joint grant application with the state s Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority to secure funding to continue the Panhandle Auto Burglary and Theft Unit.
Officials previously noted the Panhandle Auto Burglary and Theft Unit consists of investigators from the Potter County and Randall County sheriff’s offices, the Amarillo Police Department and the Department of Public Safety. Per the interlocal agreement, the targeted funding allotment of $347,960 is to be used from Sept. 1, 2020, to Aug. 31, 2021.
Tammy Chervenka, Panhandle Auto Burglary and Theft Unit s crime prevention coordinator, indicated via an email response to a Globe-News inquiry there have been 950 motor vehicles stolen to date, noting that after including trailers, ATVs and motorcycles the, total increases to 1,183.
How car thieves are changing their tactics during the pandemic
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HOUSTON – Before the pandemic, a motor vehicle theft occurred about every seven minutes in Texas. Lt. Tommy Hansen, the chair of the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority, said it is now closer to every six minutes.
“We’re just seeing a massive increase in the numbers of thefts,” Hansen said. “We’ve got anywhere from 10% to almost 40% increases in certain areas of the state of Texas.”
Lt. Hal Barrow, a leader with Galveston County auto thefts division says 2020 has produced a massive jump in cases. There 576 cases from January to October.