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WESTERN STATES AUTO THEFT
INVESTIGATORS ASSOCIATION
SOUTHERN CHAPTER
TRAINING CLASSES

VEHICLE THEFT / ARSON INVESTIGATION /
COMPUTER CRIMES CLASSES
IN CALENDAR YEAR 2004

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Jan 13-16, 2004 WSATI Hawaii Chapter Training Seminar
Jan 19-23, 2004 CHP Vehicle Theft Investigation Course for Investigators
Jan 26-30, 2004 San Jose State Vehicle Theft Investigation for Investigators
Jan 26-28, 2004 California Conference of Arson Investigators Seminar
Feb 5-6, 2004 AATA Arizona Summit on Vehicle Theft
Feb 24-25, 2004 Santa Ana Police Vehicle Theft for Patrol/Traffic Officers
Mar 15-19, 2004 L.A.P.D. Vehicle Theft Investigation Class for Detectives
Mar 17-19, 2004 Advanced Chop Shop Investigations & Grand - Fraud Auto
Mar 19, 2004 Vehicle Inspection and Analysis for Repair and Insurance Fraud
Mar 29-Apr 2, 2004 CHP Vehicle Theft Investigation Course for Investigators
Mar 29-31, 2004 Lee S. Cole Investigation of Vehicle Fires 3-Day Seminar
Apr 1-2, 2004 Orange Co Sheriffs Vehicle Theft for Patrol/Traffic Officers
Apr 18-23, 2004 International Assn of Arson Investigators Annual Conference
Apr 28, 2004 Bender Enterprises presents The Fast and the Fraudulent Seminar
Apr 29, 2004 Southern California Chapter IASIU Spring Fraud Seminar
May 10-14, 2004 WSATI-Northwest Chapter Auto Theft School
May 17, 2004 LCI Services Methods of Latent Printing
May 17-21, 2004 CHP Vehicle Theft Investigation Course for Investigators
May 18-19, 2004 Santa Ana Police Vehicle Theft for Patrol/Traffic Officers
Jun 2-4, 2004 LCI Services Major Traffic Collision Investigations
Jun 28-30, 2004 Lee S. Cole Investigation of Vehicle Fires 3-Day Seminar
Jun 29-30, 2004 Orange Co Sheriffs Vehicle Theft for Patrol/Traffic Officers
Jul 26-28, 2004 California Conference of Arson Investigators Seminar
Aug 8-13, 2004 International Association of Auto Theft Investigators Seminar
Aug 9, 2004 LCI Services Methods of Latent Printing
Aug 16-19, 2004 National Assn of Property Recovery Investigators Conference
Aug 23-24, 2004 Orange Co Sheriffs Vehicle Theft for Patrol/Traffic Officers
Sep 3, 2004 WSATI Hawaii Chapter Street Racing Training
Sep 12, 2004 IASIU National 19th Annual Seminar on Insurance Fraud
Sep 13-17, 2004 CHP Vehicle Theft Investigation Course for Investigators
Sep 13-17, 2004 Colorado Auto Theft Investigators 31st Training Seminar
Sep 28-Oct 1, 2004 WSATI Southern Chapter 33rd Annual Training Seminar
Oct 6, 2004 Arizona AASIU Insurance Fraud Seminar
Oct 7, 2004 Washington IASIU Insurance Fraud Seminar
Oct 8, 2004 Vehicle Inspection and Analysis for Repair and Insurance Fraud
Oct 18-22, 2004 L.A.P.D. Vehicle Theft Investigation Class for Detectives
Oct 19-22, 2004 Arizona Auto Theft Investigators Association Training Seminar
Oct 25-26, 2004 Orange Co Sheriffs Vehicle Theft for Patrol/Traffic Officers
Oct 28, 2004 IASIU Southern California 1-Day Fraud Seminar
Nov 3-5, 2004 Lee S. Cole Investigation of Vehicle Fires 3-Day Seminar
Nov 8-12, 2004 CHP Vehicle Theft Investigation Course for Investigators
Nov 10-12, 2004 Southern Calif Fraud Investigators Assn 3-Day Training Seminar
Nov 17-19, 2004 Advanced Chop Shop Investigations & Grand - Fraud Auto
Dec 7-8, 2004 Santa Ana Police Vehicle Theft for Patrol/Traffic Officers
San Jose State University Administration of Justice Bureau is offering a Vehicle Theft for Investigators class once in 2004.

Classes are part of the Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) curriculum and this is a Foundation Specialty class.

January 26 - January 30, 2004

Class will be held at the Holiday Inn Express, San Jose

Cost: $434
POST Plan III, 40 hours
Course Control #5350-30190

Topics will include:     Vehicle ID methods and procedures
                                   Cloned vehicles
                                   Hi-tech auto theft investigation
                                   Everything you need to know about VINs
                                   Vehicle arson

For information about these classes, call 408 924-3330 or send e-mail to .

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The Santa Ana Police Department is offering a Vehicle Theft for Patrol / Traffic Officers Class:
 
Tuesday and Wednesday, February 24-25, 2004 0800-1700 hrs
Tuesday and Wednesday, May 18-19, 2004 0800-1700 hrs
Tuesday and Wednesday, December 7-8, 2004 0800-1700 hrs

The sixteen hour P.O.S.T. certified class is designed to give the in-field officer a better understanding of methods used by thieves and to be able to better recognize VIN switched vehicles.  Four hours of the class are practical application time at a local tow yard.

The class will be held at the Santa Ana PD Training Facility, Santa Ana
Course Control #2490-30191
Total Fees: $51.00 Payable to the City of Santa Ana
POST Plan IV Reimbursement

For information about the class, contact the Santa Ana Police Training Office at 714 245-8089 or send e-mail to . 

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The Orange County Sheriffs Department is offering a Vehicle Theft for Patrol / Traffic Officers Class:
 
Thursday and Friday, April 1-2, 2004 0800-1700 hrs
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 29-30, 2004 0800-1700 hrs
Monday and Tuesday, August 23-24, 2004 0800-1700 hrs
Monday and Tuesday, October 25-26, 2004 0800-1700 hrs
 
The sixteen hour P.O.S.T. certified class is designed to give the in-field officer a better understanding of methods used by thieves and to be able to better recognize VIN switched vehicles.  Four hours of the class are practical application time at a local tow yard.

The class will be held at the OCSD Katella Training Facility, Orange
Course Control #2060-30190
Total Fees: $24.00 Payable to Orange County Sheriffs Dept Training Division
POST Plan IV Reimbursement

For more information about the class, contact the Orange County Sheriffs Dept Training Office at 714 538-2704 or contact Barbara Granite at .

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The Los Angeles Police Department will be presenting the 5-day Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI) Vehicle Theft Investigation Course for police investigators/detectives.  The course will be presented at the Automobile Club of Southern California in Gardena, and the General Motors Training Center located in Burbank.  The course is certified under POST Plan III, tuition reimbursement.  The tuition is $208 per student. POST Control Number: 1850-30190

March 15 - 19, 2004
October 18 - 22, 2004

For additional information regarding the class and registration, contact Training at (323) 223-6799 or Fax (323) 223-6993.  You can also reach Detective Roger Gripe by email at  or Detective Sandra Smith by email at . 

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The California Highway Patrol will be presenting several sessions of their Vehicle Theft Investigation Course in 2004.  The purpose of these training courses is to impart operational knowledge and guidelines for activities relating to the investigation of vehicle theft.

The course consists of 40 hours of training certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) as part of their Institute of Criminal Investigation (ICI), and the $251 tuition is reimbursable under POST Plan III.

January 19 - January 23, 2004
March 29 - April 2, 2004
May 17 - May 21, 2004
September 13 - September 17, 2004
November 8 - November 12, 2004

POST Control # 1270-30190

For information regarding these courses, please contact Blake Schnabel at the CHP Investigative Services Section (916) 445-0752, fax (916) 323-0079, or email at . 

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