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Dear Reader,
Theft
and fraud increase during times of economic
hardship such as those we are experiencing in
2008.
This newsletter is intended to keep
you informed as to the many emerging trends that
affect our industries and how to identify and
prevent losses. | |
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New Training Dates Set
 The
Fast and the Fraudulent training series
resumes with 3 new and expanded sessions to
include Sport Bikes.
To be held in
California at Ontario Police
Department July 18th, August 22nd,
and Sept 12th.
Click here for more workshop
information and a flyer; or go to www.VINtrack.com
and choose Training.
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Dragnet Task Force shredded 7
illegal street racing vehicles
On
Tuesday, May 13, 2008, seven (7) cars that were
impounded during illegal street racing enforcement
were destroyed pursuant to a court order.
Officers from the
statewide Dragnet task force were available to
answer questions in reference to illegal parts and
racing modifications prior to their
destruction.
7 cars
were put through the shredder and reduced to a
pile of metal; they won't be racing
again!
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Riverside PD keeps the
message clear On May 1st and
15th, 2008 we had the opportunity to watch Sgt.
Skip Showalter of the Riverside Police Department
conduct an assembly at Romona and Norte Vista High
Schools regarding the dangers of street
racing.
Also speaking was Trais Hand, a street
racer that killed a wheelchair-bound mother (Reyna
De Leon) in front of her children on October 26,
2006. Renya's brother John also spoke at the
assemblies. Over 5000 people have been
reached with this program. For previous coverage
and video of this program click
here.. |
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F.A.S.T.
Foundation
for Automotive
Safety
and Trends
We are pleased to announce that
we have founded a new nonprofit organization
known as F.A.S.T.
Our mission statement is:
To
protect lives and property by providing education
and outreach to both the private and public sector
in automotive safety, theft prevention, fraud
detection, emerging trends, and street
racing.
We will keep you updated over the
upcoming months and look forward to announcing
many exciting programs that we hope will make a
difference now and in the
future.
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Contact me with suggestions,
comments, or if you have specific information you
would like addressed.
Sincerely,
Michael Bender
The
Foundation for Automotive Safety and Trends
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