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COMMITTEE (A.T.A.C.) ORANGE COUNTY VEHICLE THEFT 1998 OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARDS PRESENTATION BRUNCH |
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Sponsored by the Orange County Auto Theft Advisory Committee (A.T.A.C.), a partnership between law enforcement, insurance, and other auto-related companies to reduce auto theft. Friday, June 4th, 1999 - Santa Ana Elks Lodge Crystal Ballroom
THOSE PARTICIPATING INCLUDED: |
| Invocation: | Pastor Steve Purdue, Church of the Coastland |
| Master of Ceremonies: | Lt. Bob Clark, ISU, Border Division CHP |
| Guest Speaker: | Tony Rackauckas, Orange County District Attorney |
ORANGE COUNTY 1998 OFFICER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS:
| Brea Police Department | Officer Chad Meyer |
| Buena Park Police Department | Officer Ian Anderson |
| CHP - Capistrano Area | Officer Charles Tyler |
| CHP - Santa Ana Area | Officer Tim Zaspal |
| CHP - Westminster Area | Officer Mark Latulippe |
| Costa Mesa Police Department | Officer David Casarez |
| Cypress Police Department | Officer Kenneth Ramsey |
| Fountain Valley Police Department | Officer Steven Desantis |
| Garden Grove Police Department | Officer Bill Allison |
| Huntington Beach Police Department | Officer Dave Humphreys |
| Irvine Police Department | Officer Jim Eppstein |
| Laguna Beach Police Department | Officer Greg Walloch |
| La Palma Police Department | Officer Terry Kim |
| Los Alamitos Police Department | Officer Mat Sorenson |
| Newport Beach Police Department | Officer Chuck Freeman |
| Orange County Sheriffs - North | Deputy John Gomez |
| Orange County Sheriffs - South | Deputy Gary Byerley |
| Orange County Sheriffs - West | Deputy Keith Prinzing |
| Orange Police Department | Officer Tina Dunneback |
| Placentia Police Department | Officer Richard Pascarella |
| Santa Ana Police Department | Officer James Geist |
| Seal Beach Police Department | Officer Steve Bowles |
| Tustin Police Department | Officer Lillian Champ |
| Westminster Police Department | Officer Kenneth Pate |
![]() Each of the Officers and Deputies listed above were honored for recovering the most stolen vehicles at their agencies during 1998. The Top Three Honorees were: Officer Bill Allison of
the Garden Grove Police Department was honored as the
Officer James Geist of the Santa Ana Police Department was honored as the Officer recovering the second most stolen vehicles in the county. Deputy Keith Prinzing of the Orange County Sheriffs Department - West Division was honored as the Officer recovering the third most stolen vehicles in the county. Special thanks to the following organizations for participating and sponsoring the Orange County Auto Theft Advisory Committee (A.T.A.C.) and its Officer of the Year Program; as well as a thank you to the Santa Ana Elks Lodge for their hospitality over the past nine years. |
| Allstate Insurance Company | Automobile Club of Southern California |
| California Highway Patrol | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| Hertz Rent-A-Car Corporation | Huntington Beach Police Department |
| National Insurance Crime Bureau | Orange County Auto Theft Investigators |
| Orange County Auto Theft Task Force | Orange County Sheriffs Department |
| Santa Ana Police Department | State Farm Insurance |
| Western States Auto Theft Investigators |