Added January 29, 2026

Auto Theft & Vehicle Crimes

Schaumburg, IL · Oct 5, 2026 · 7 hours · $225

Instructor

Cory Rodriguez

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.

Reviews for this course

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Markery Flerisma
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

I highly recommend this course. Not only did it teach me excellent road side techniques, I also was accepted into a community of law enforcement personnel that have the experience needed to answer any future questions I may have.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Terence McFadden
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

Very informative and well done. I would recommend this class for anyone interested in auto theft investigations.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Christopher Prenaveau
NH · Attended 5/19/2025

Great slides of secondary vins.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Mark 0. Huard
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

Great information for law enforcement

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
David A. Lamoureux
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

Great overview of auto theft trends and vehicle identification!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Richard Chute
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

Excellent!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jared Layman
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

Extremely beneficial for fine tuning my current knowledge that allows me to take roadside investigations further.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Domenic Scopa
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

Excellent information!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Jeffrey Hill
MA · Attended 5/19/2025

Great resource

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Dylan Prather
IN · Attended 5/5/2025

This class gives you a good fundamental understanding of the auto theft and financial crimes aspect of criminal activity!

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Christopher Bartley
IN · Attended 5/5/2025

I believe Cory provided professional instructions and course details about the class and even presented examples of situations that could be false or fake in real-life police work.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5
Michael Ross
IN · Attended 5/5/2025

Cory’s course is packed with information no academy or internal local department training provides. Gives me the confidence and the resources needed to identify a stolen/re-vinned vehicle and not just leave a stop or inspection feeling like I missed it.

★★★★★ 5/5 · Instructor: ★★★★★ 5/5

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