THE ANTHONY M. KANE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Nominations Deadline: Apr 01, 2021

All nominations should be sent to: Northeast IAATI, Inc. 101 North Main Street B105 Mansfield, MA 02048 or CoryRodriguez@gmail.com

This award was established in 1986 and was originally known as the NE-IAATI Achievement Award. In 1994, its name was changed to the Anthony M. Kane Achievement Award in memory of Anthony M. Kane, a hard-working and well-loved member of the Northeast Chapter. After a long and distinguished career with the Philadelphia Police Department, Tony Kane joined the National Insurance Crime Bureau where he continued to serve the cause of vehicle theft and fraud investigation until his untimely death on September 10, 1994. In addition to being the Founder and President of the Pennsylvania Auto Crime Investigators Association and a Director of the Pennsylvania Anti-Car Theft Committee, Tony Kane also served as Director of Training for the Northeast Regional Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators. The Anthony M. Kane Achievement Award is intended to serve as a continual testimony to his exceptional contribution to the field of vehicle theft and fraud investigation. The recipient shall be selected based on the nominee’s outstanding achievement in the field of vehicle theft or fraud investigation or prevention. Nominations for the award may come from any person, either a member or non-member, and must be directed to the Chair of the Awards Committee of the Executive Director of the Northeast Regional Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators.

Award Recipients

2023
Pennsylvania State Police-Eastern Auto Theft Task Force, Lackawanna County DA Office , Delaware County DA Office, Upper Merion Township PD, Bensalem Township PD
2023
Trooper Jeremy Leasure-Pennsylvania State Police
2023
Detective Ross Soares -New Jersey State Police
2022
IFB of MA-Todd Fernandes, Greg Materas, Jeff Silva and MA Attorney General’s Office-AAG Jennifer Cotter
2022
New Jersey State Police-Auto Theft Task Force- Detective Robert Dinsmore
2022
PA State Police-Western Auto Theft Task Force, Lancaster Auto Crimes Task Force, Newark PD, Radnor Township PD, FBI, PATPA, DOJ
2022
Peel Regional Police Auto Crime, York Regional Police, Halton Regional Police, Ontario Provincial Police
2020
Pennsylvania State Police Western Auto Theft Task Force, FBI Pittsburgh Field Office, USA Western District of Pennsylvania, NICB and PSP PaCIC Intelligence
2020
Det. Lucas Echeverri, New Jersey State Police, Motor Vehicle Crimes North Unit
2019
Det. Keith Maekel, Reading Police Dept.
2019
DSFC Christopher Muscianesi, DSG Tyrone Coronato, DSG Clinton Pagano, Det. I Cory Rodriguez, DSG Jarek Pyrzanowski, Det. Thomas Lutz, Det. Richard Borges, Det. Jared Stewart-NJSP
2018
Det. Thomas Lutz, Bloomfield PD
2018
Sgt. William Bowers & Investigator Sean L. Rizor, Ohio State Highway Patrol
2018
Master Trooper Joseph Doris, PA State Police Western Auto Theft Task Force
2018
Officer Daniel Soroczak, PA State Police Western Auto Theft Task Force
2017
Det. Matt Damatta, Linden Police Dept. NJ
2016
“Project Peacock”- Ottawa Police Service Organized Theft
2016
“Project CBG”-Toronto Police Service
2015
New York City PD-Auto Crimes Division -Thomas Burke and Joseph Guidice
2014
John McGeary, PA State Police
2014
Peel Regional Police Commerical Auto Crime Bureau
2014
Det. Sgt. Rhonda Corsi, Det. Constable Gregg Bailey, Det. Constable Mike Nelson, Det. Constable Ian Mason, Constable Brian Darroch-York Regional Police
2014
“Project Yukon” Cortland Police, Goshen Township Police, Ohio State Highway Patrol, NICB
2014
D/Sgt Donny Ross, Det. Glen Clement, Constable Gary Dawson, Constable Chris Bertrand, Constable Andrew Adams, Constable Mike Baker, Constable Baldeep Aujla, Peel Regional Police
2013
Det. Constable Bart Gilligan, Patrol Constable Lisa Grison, Dimitrios Panagakos, Paul Heffler and Jason Murphy, Ottawa Police Services East Division
2013
Suffolk County DA Office and PD
2013
Det. Mike Kiezerwaard, Det. Constable Gregg Bailey-York Regional Police
2013
Det. Chad Wasserman, Det. Sgt. Sal Aprile, Det. Eric Brenner, Det. Jeffrey Bruchak, Det. Christie Correa-Lehigh County Auto Theft Task Force
2012
Sr SA John Paskan NICB
2012
Constbl Chris Barnett Peel Regional Police
2012
Det. John Logan Philadelphia PD Project Nigerian Express
2012
S/A Joseph Majarowitz US FBI
2011
PO Joe Riley Bensalem, PA PD
2011
Det. Sgt. Sal Aprile Det. Eric Brenner Det. Jeff Bruchak Det. Steve Marshall Lehigh County (PA) Auto Theft Task Force
2011
Sgt Dennis Goodhart Trp Darren Huggins OH State Police
2010
PA State Police Auto Theft Unit
2010
Sr Inv Antoine Rainville Sr Inv Brendan Byron Inv Joshua Bull Inv Todd Putorti NYS DMV Operation Bush League
2010
Trp Michael Pisarchick Det Paul Koropal Trp David Aldridge Trp Michael Kokoski Trp Scott Monroe PA State Police
2010
Trp Kevin Mills PA State Police
2010
Det. Heather Halstead Det. Steve Owens Lancaster City (PA) Auto Theft Unit
2010
Det. Jeffrey Quod NYC PD Auto Crime Queens South
2010
DI Joseph Kenny Sgt Jon Schwartz Det Thomas Burke Det John Wright Det Carl Rigg NYCPD Auto Crime
2010
Supv. Brian Dalrymple Off. Carlos Mercado Off. Daniel Donnellan US Customs & Border Protection
2010
S/A Mark Gilland S/A Harry Ubele US Imm. & Customs Enforcement
2009
Sgt. Daniel Buckley Philadelphia PD
2009
Sgt. Robert Gaugler NJ State Police
2009
Michelle Stanton PA Auto Theft Prevention Authority
2009
Inv. Shawn Yost NYS DMV Buffalo
2008
York Co (PA)District Attorney - Auto Theft Unit
2008
P.O. Pat Fox Albany, NY PD
2008
Lieut Gene Borelli Sgt George Nash Det Mike McMahon Det Dave Moore Det Kenneth Desfeano Det Richard Sullivan Dominic Franzo NYPD Auto Crime Unit NYPC Computer Crimes
2007
Federal Bureau of Investigation Philadelphia Office
2007
New York City Police Department Staten Island Auto Crime Division
2007
Lieut. Michael Byrne Sgt. Wayne Pollaci Det Michael Dorto Det Nicholas Ferraro Det James Halley Det Vincent Lapenta Det Joseph Wedge NYCPS Auto Crime Unit Operation Stadium Scrap
2007
Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office
2007
Capt C. Deyermond Sgt M. Simard Inv Kim Guardina Lawrence (MA) Auto Theft Task Force
2007
Det Robert Petro Suffolk County (NY) PD
2007
New York City Police Department North Fraudulent Accident Investigation
2007
Asst. Director Michael Muchahy NYS DMV DFI
2007
Det Contbl Gaye Pokol Niagara Regional Police Det Constbl George. Kleinsteiber Ontario Provincial Police
2007
Suffolk County PD Vehicle Theft Unit
2006
National Insurance Crime Bureau
2006
Sr. S/A John J. Kennedy NICB, NY
2006
Sgt. Timothy Dumas Connecticut State Police
2006
New York State Insurance Fraud Bureau
2006
Philadelphia PD Major Crimes Auto Squad
2006
Penn. State Police Auto Theft Task Forces Central Eastern Western
2006
The Port Authority of NY & NJ Police Department
2006
Sgt Brad Anderson Det Jim Fatta Det Damon Greathouse Detective Bill Hickey Lancaster (PA) PD Auto Theft Unit
2006
New York City Police Department Auto Crime Squad
2005
Harry Roberts USAA Insurance
2005
Robert M. Hart FBI Steven M. Troy, FBI Martin W. Fin, FBI Rafael DelGard NYPD Cliff A. Bieder NYPD Michael J Mechow NICB FBI/NYPD Joint Auto Larceny Task Force
2005
Allan Hollywood Montreal UC PD Project CERVO
2005
New York City PD Staten Island Auto Crime Squad
2004
Paul Rudy, CGU Insurance
2004
R. Bodnar / A. Archer Niagara Regional Police “Chopper Invest.”
2004
Lynn A. Kramer Allstate Insurance Company
2004
Ralph B. Battle Port Authority PD
2004
Richard Fauteux Canada Customs Project CERVO
2003
Ronald George, Queens County DA’s Office
2003
Thomas J. Sweeney Chief Bridgeport, CT PD
2003
Phillip Koenig N.I.C.B.
2003
Sally A. Udalovas The Robert Plan
2003
Peter O’Neill, CARCO
2003
Kenneth Vitty, Hertz Claims Management
2003
Benoit Plante Sûreté du Québec Project CERVO
2001
Essex County, NJ Auto Theft Task Force
2001
H. Brady, Jr. / Charles T. Meade NYC PD / NCPD “Castellano Invest.
2001
S/A Warren Flagg, FBI Joint Auto Larceny Task Force
2000
New York City PD Auto Crime School
1999
Sureté du Québec “Operation Calmar
1998
Sally A. Udalovas GEICO - NY
1997
Montreal Urban Community Police Vehicle Theft Section
1996
Craig Hamblin Atlantic City PD
1995
Hanover Ins. Co. New Jersey - SIU “Operation Leadfoot”
1994
William King Rochester PD Auto Theft Squad
1993
Gov’s Auto Theft Strike Force Boston, MA
1992
Thomas Zimmer New York State Police
1991
Jersey City PD Auto Theft Unit “Operation Leadfoot”