Name: Auto Theft & Vehicle Crimes
Start: 2026-11-16T00:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-11-16T00:00:00-08:00
Location: Austin, TX
Rating: 5

Instructor

Cory Rodriguez

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Description

It is estimated that 75% of all crimes are committed with a vehicle. Whether it is a robbery, kidnapping, homicide, terrorism, auto theft trafficking, or any other crime, it is important for a police officer to be able to identify the vehicle they are interacting with or know the steps necessary to identify it. Auto Theft & Vehicle Crimes will introduce police officers to vehicle identification number (“VIN”) structure, locations (public and secondary), and methods to determine the true VIN of a vehicle. Auto Theft & Vehicle Crimes provides instruction on CARFAX for Police and other resources to verify the validity and history of a vehicle’s VIN. Students will dive into the world of organized auto theft trafficking and the theft crew network before learning to recognize many of the current auto theft trends. Students will learn to spot a stolen vehicle, where they are concealed, why factory stolen vehicle location devices aren’t often effective, and ways to identify and catch a thief.

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Reviews for this course

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John Welker

Great class, this is for any Law Enforcement Officer in any capacity. Whether first year or experienced investigator, this class will be beneficial.

Dana Calderaro

Great info and great class

Joseph Sulewski

Great class

David Johnston

Loved it. Been self teaching and following Cory and Ric for going on 2 years. I learned a ton from this class. Trying to get more detectives, officers and command staff on board with doing more re-vin invgt a.

Justin Hunter

Very knowledgeable instructors, great slide show that complimented the information given by the instructor.

Jonathan Backus

Excellent course

Emily Lawson

Very informative class that was presented exceptionally and effectively.

Derick Brewer

I have been to ALOT of training and this is by far the best presentation, interesting, and explanation (articulation).

Jason Denson

Great class

Griffin Jones

Great class!

Chadrick Allen

Great class. Didn’t try to sell you anything. Lots of good videos and they bring fake tags, real swapped vins, etc.

Jerry Massey

Very informative and presented well.

Christopher Langley

This is one of the best courses I have attended. Very informative very inviting direct and relevant.

Cody Bryan

Very informative.

Bryan Arnott

Very educational and informative. Great mix of personal experiences and insider knowledge.

Alex Alexander

Great Class! Did not realize there were so many locations for VINs. Learned a lot of useful information

Chris Rickles

Class was informative and material was helpful.

Ryan Ladd

Very good class, learned alot

Thomas Thompson

This course is good to understand the current trends

Joshua Ragbeer

Instructors are a wealth of knowledge!

Alfred Seitner

Very good class.

Blake Langford

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Michael Baines

Good class

Daniel King

Great Class!

Michael Coble

Great content!

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