The IAATI Award of Merit | International Association of Auto Theft Investigators

Nominations Deadline: May 01, 2024

All nominations should be sent to: executivedirector@iaati.org

The IAATI Award of Merit was created in 1992 to honor a person, group, department or company for outstanding contribution in the area of vehicle theft investigation or prevention.

Award Recipients

2023

Detective Ross Soares-New Jersey State Police

2022

Deputy Commissioner Sebastian Martin Bevilacqua

2020

Det. Joel D. Hoskins - Slidell (LA) Police Dept.

2020

Det. Kyle D. Taylor - Slidell (LA) Police Dept.

2019

Detective Carl Olavesen Travis County Sheriff’s assigned to Sheriff’s Combined Auto Theft Task Force Austin, TX

2018

South Battle, Colorado (Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement)

2017

Analyst Gina Jeffries – Colorado State Patrol (ATTIC) - Bow Tie Crew Inv.

2017

Deputy Random Pihlak - Weld County Sheriff Office - Bow Tie Crew Inv.

2017

Det William H Johnson – Arvada Police Dept - Bow Tie Crew Inv.

2017

Det Jennifer King-Sullivan – Broomfield Police Dept - Bow Tie Crew Inv.

2017

Inv Dana Chavez - Colorado Attorney General’s Office - Bow Tie Crew Inv.

2016

Det.Justin Kipker, Saginaw Texas Police Department Tarrant Regional Auto Crimes Task Force and Special Agent Lester Keener Texas Dept. of Public Safety Tarrant Regional Auto Crimes Task Force

2015

Operation Kilo Zurich - Queensland Police Service, Australia

2014

CHP Southern Div. ISU “Operation Wheel Spin”

2013

“Operation Venetian Blinds” Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force Colorado Attorney General’s Office

2013

Arizona Vehicle Theft Task Force

2012

New South Wales Police Force (Australia) “Strike Force Burindi”

2011

Mark Burger, Jim Frauenhoffer, Deron Brown, Rusty Russell

2010

Det. Reid Stacy, Dallas (TX) Police Dept. Auto Theft Salvage Unit “Junk Yard Dogs”

2009

Det. Corporal Steve Sunderland, Baltimore City/County Regional Auto Theft Team

2008

Det. Charles Baker, Det Edward Gresser, Inv. Hallie Crance, Trooper First Class Chris Thomas, Special Agent Jared Stahl

2006

Ass’t Director Michael Mulcahy, NYS DMV and Det. Robert Petro, Suffolk Co (NY) PD - “Operation VIN City”

2005

Task Force for Regional Auto Theft Prevention “TRAP” Los Angeles County, CA USA

2004

Det. John Alt, Victoria Police, Australia

2002

Lt. Barry Barber, Sgt. Robert Jagoe, Det. Sean Burke, Det. Chris McDonold, Baltimore Regional Auto Theft Team, BRATT

2001

Det. Michael Lapasnick, San Antonio, TX PD, Regional Auto Crimes Team, ReACT

2000

Det. Constable Mark Barkley, Toronto, Ontario Police Service

1999

Tim Flynn, Cooperators Ins, Toronto, Ontario Canada Michael K. Knowlton, Robert D. Rowlinson of the Pine Bluff (AR) P D

1998

Det. Peter Simet, Milwaukee, WI Police Department

1997

Sr. S/A Robert Rutherford, Det. Les Cravens & Pete Hames, Special Investigators Lloyd Christie & Janice Gregory, Det. Sgt. Richard Mitchell

1996

Det. Kenneth Ruks, San Antonio (TX) Police Department

1996

Antwerp, Belgium Gendarmeire Stolen Auto Squad

1995

Edmonton Integrated Intelligence Unit, Alberta Canada and Sûreté du Québec Canada

1994

Sgt. David Roccaforte, San Francisco, CA Police Department

1993

Anthony Kane, NICB, Philadelphia, PA and the Interstate Theft Unit - FBI