WESTERN STATES AUTO THEFT
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2009 WSATI CHAPTER OFFICERS
NAME / (All E-mail via Chris Hubbard) AGENCY TELEPHONE
President Michael Meulemans Liberty Mutual Group SIU 800-352-5957x86005
Treasurer Matt Overfelt Progressive Insurance SIU 808 478-3768
Secretary Carl Wong First Insurance Co SIU (Retired) 808 671-0604
Director John DelaVega NICB - Hawaii 808 216-5154
Director Keith Kojima Hawaii Commerce & Consumer Affairs 808 587-6716
Director Sonny Santos Honolulu Police Department 808 529-3233
Director Scott Slagle NICB - Hawaii 808 343-8750
Director Wendell Takata Honolulu Police Department 808 529-3115
Director Arthur Wong Hawaii Commerce & Consumer Affairs 808 587-6720
Webmaster Chris Hubbard U.S.I.S. 808 286-8181

575 Cooke St., Ste. A - PMB 1707 * Honolulu, HI 96813
808-239-6654 


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Two-Day Semianar - May 21 -22, 2008

The Hawaii Chapter of the Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association (WSATI) is hosting a two day seminar dealing with Vehicle Theft & Investigation. Emphasis will be on:

1. NICB Services and Assistance to Law Enforcement
2. Bait Car Operations – Planning, Funding, Electronics and Security
3. Vehicle Theft Schemes and Fraud in Hawaii
4. VIN switching and cloned vehicles
5. Identification of fraudulent/altered/stolen vehicles
6. Fraudulent trades, sales, insurance policies and claim payouts
7. Auto Theft Rings in Hawaii

Note: Although this seminar  is geared primarily toward law enforcement, other government agencies and insurance SIU personnel the various claims departments receiving this invitation may wish to consider allowing certain of their non-SIU personnel to attend. These would include claims personnel handling auto theft claims as well as appraisers. They are all cordially invited. 

Our two primary guest speakers:

Senior Special Agent Scott Wagner                     Scott Cook, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB)          Bait Car Program Manager-IMPACT 
                                                                           Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team

The particulars on the seminar:

DATE:  May 21 and 22, 2008  (Wednesday & Thursday)

TIME:  May 21, registration 0800-0900, seminar begins at 0900, ends at 1700
            May 22, seminar begins at 0800, ends at 1700

LOCATION: Hale Ikena Facility located on Fort Shafter, Parking Free

SECURITY: Have ID, Drivers License, Current Safety Check, No Fault Card and Registration for Ft. Shafter gate security officers.

COSTS: $90.00 (Includes refreshments and buffet lunch for both days)

Please make checks payable to:  “WSATI – Hawaii Chapter”. Cash payments will be accepted; no credit cards please. Those wishing to attend should RSVP by May 9, 2008  to:

Mike Meulemans                                          Matt Overfelt
Phone: 1-800-352-5957 ext 86005                  Phone: 808-478-3768
george.meulemans@libertymutual.com        matthew_p_overfelt@progressive.com

Payments can be made in advance by sending checks to:

Progressive Insurance
711 Kapiolani Blvd
Honolulu, Hawaii
Attn: Matt Overfelt, Special Investigation Unit

or by bringing cash or check to the seminar to be presented at the time of registration.  However, RSVP will still be required no matter which of these two options is used.

Should any questions arise, please feel free to call on me. 

G. Michael Meulemans
President
WSATI, Hawaii Chapter
1-800-352-5957, extension 86005

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WSATI-Hawaii Chapter membership is restricted to Federal, State, Military Police, City and County law enforcement agencies, insurance investigators, and employees that are directly, or indirectly involved in the investigation and prosecution of auto thefts.  The WSATI-Hawaii chapter is a charter member of the “International Association of Auto Theft Investigators,” which is a worldwide organization.

The National Insurance Crime Bureau and Detectives of the Honolulu Police Departments Auto Theft Detail, (present, previous and retired), saw the need to form this Chapter of WSATI in the State of Hawaii, to open avenues of communication between the insurance industry, law enforcement agencies, and government agencies in order to combat the auto theft problems in the State.

Should you have any questions, please contact any of the WSATI-Hawaii board members listed above.  Thank you for your interest and participation in the WSATI-Hawaii Chapter.

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