AUTO THEFT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (A.T.A.C.)
ORANGE COUNTY VEHICLE THEFT
RECOVERY OFFICER OF THE YEAR 
AWARDS PRESENTATION BRUNCH
The Orange County A.T.A.C. 2007 Vehicle Theft Recovery Officer of the Year Awards Brunch will take place on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 0900 hours in Irvine...
The 18th Annual Orange County ATAC Vehicle Theft Recovery Officer of the Year Awards Brunch will take place on Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 0900 hours at the Irvine Marriott in Irvine.  It is located at 18000 Von Karman, Irvine. It will be held in the new Tuscany Banquet Room. If you have any questions or wish to RSVP, please contact Dennis Frias at (714) 288-6334 or Steve Reyes at (714) 288-6336.  The Guest Speaker will be Highway Patrol Commissioner Joseph Farrow.  The cost is $25.00 per person.

The Nominees from each participating agency are currently listed at 2007 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards.


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. A.T.A.C. is a subcommittee of the Western States Auto Theft Investigators Association, Southern Chapter.

Pat Haslam, KNX 1070 Radio Anchor

"Orange County continues to experience a growing vehicle theft problem; Auto thieves continue to steal vehicles for use in criminal activity, to use for their transportation of human cargo and illicit drugs, and even for illegal exportation to other countries.  Thanks to the efforts of Orange County road patrol officers, vehicle theft is being addressed and Orange County officers made a significant impact in 2006 against the vehicle theft problem.

The Auto Theft Advisory Committee (A.T.A.C.), in sponsoring the Vehicle Theft Recovery Officer of the Year program, intends to raise public awareness and theft prevention in three ways:

* First: The Committee will continue to recognize the positive results law enforcement efforts have had upon the vehicle theft problem in Orange County. 

* Second: The Committee will continue to work with the media to produce public awareness messages which will provide tips to help prevent vehicle theft.

* And Third: Is the reason we are all here today.  The Committee will continue to recognize those officers in Orange County who excel at vehicle theft recovery.  The Vehicle Theft Recovery Officer of the Year Award was developed to honor that excellence in law enforcement, and to provide an incentive for officers  to become even more zealous in the recovery of stolen vehicles.

The criteria qualifying an officer for the award consist of these conditions:

1) The sworn peace officer must have been a regular 'road' patrol officer when she or he earned the statistics qualifying her or him for the award.  This means that officers assigned to vehicle theft investigative positions and task force assignments are ineligible because they have an unfair advantage.

2) Only one individual per award.  In cases of ties, more weight will be given to rolling recoveries and arrests, and the impact made on vehicle theft."

As presented by Master of Ceremonies Pat Haslam, KNX 1070 Radio, at the May 24th, 2007 A.T.A.C. Officer of the Year Awards Presentation

2006 Guest Speaker AAA Southern California CEO/President Bob Bouttier

ORANGE COUNTY AUTO THEFT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
TOP RECOVERY OFFICER OF THE YEAR RECIPIENTS

YEAR RECIPIENT AGENCY AT TIME OF AWARD
2006 Tom Carney Buena Park Police Department
2005 Randy McWilliams Placentia Police Department
2004 Tom Carney Buena Park Police Department
2003 Tom Carney Buena Park Police Department
2002 James Geist Santa Ana Police Department
2001 James Geist Santa Ana Police Department
2000 Bill Allison Garden Grove Police Department
1999 James Geist Santa Ana Police Department
1998 Bill Allison Garden Grove Police Department
1997 Eric Carter Anaheim Police Department
1996 Bill Allison Garden Grove Police Department
1995 Gregory S. Pelton Buena Park Police Department
1994 Gregory S. Pelton Buena Park Police Department
1993 Kevin Dedeaux Santa Ana Police Department
1992 Troy Guidry Santa Ana Police Department
1991 James Tucker Garden Grove Police Department
1990 Gary Faust Garden Grove Police Department

Click on the link below to go to the Awards Presentation of your choice:

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 2007 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Thursday, May 24th, 2007 2006 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Tuesday, June 13th, 2006 2005 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Wednesday, May 18th, 2005 2004 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Friday, June 4th, 2004 2003 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Friday, June 6th, 2003 2002 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Friday, June 28th, 2002 2001 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Friday, June 8th, 2001 2000 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Friday, June 9th, 2000 1999 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
Friday, June 4th, 1999 1998 Vehicle Theft Officer of the Year Awards
ATAC 2006 Recovery Officer of the Year Tom Carney, Buena Park Police ATAC 2005 Recovery Officer of the Year Randy McWilliams, Placentia Police ATAC 2004 Recovery Officer of the Year Tom Carney, Buena Park Police ATAC 2003 Recovery Officer of the Year Tom Carney, Buena Park Police
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ATAC 2002 Recovery Officer of the Year Jim Geist, Santa Ana Police ATAC 2001 Recovery Officer of the Year Jim Geist, Santa Ana Police ATAC 2000 Recovery Officer of the Year Bill Allison, Garden Grove Police ATAC 1999 Recovery Officer of the Year Jim Geist, Santa Ana Police

ATAC 1998 Recovery Officer of the Year Bill Allison, Garden Grove Police with the other 1998 Winners


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