24/05/2010
AVCIS, the Association of Chief Police Officer's Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service has launched a new national Capture Car programme in association with Cobra, the European market leader in stolen vehicle tracking and recovery
AVCIS has a fleet of vehicles, fitted with Cobra's state-of-the-art Capture Car technology, available for hire by the UK's Police Forces."This programme aims to remove the need for forces to deal with multiple suppliers and means that vehicles can be used on rotation so they do not become familiar to criminals," said Head of AVCIS, Detective Chief Inspector Mark Hooper.
The cars are deployed across the UK in order to catch criminals in the act as they try to break in, steal items or damage vehicles. When a thief breaks into the car the interior surveillance system, which features tiny hi-resolution covert cameras that operate day and night, will capture the criminals on film. A motion sensor will also trigger automatic intrusion alerts, sent to 3G mobile telephones.
In the past police have had to wait until prolific offenders have led them to their houses or to the location of other stolen vehicles before making arrests. Critically, all the data collected with a Capture Car provides forces with the opportunity to make arrests with admissible video proof, which can then be used as evidence in court.
DCI Hooper continued: "This new Capture Car fleet will provide the UK's Police Forces with a highly cost-effective and covert resource to catch would-be car thieves. We are confident that a programme such as this will help in the fight against vehicle-enabled crime by catching criminals red-handed."
Andrew Smith, Managing Director of Cobra UK, added: "Cobra has been at the forefront of protecting vehicles and their contents with highly innovative products across Europe for over 25 years and we are delighted to be working with AVCIS on this initiative."
Notes:
It is recognised that 'traditional' vehicle crime, such as theft of or from vehicles is no longer regarded as a policing priority by most forces. Therefore, under the guidance of the Association of Police Officers (ACPO) portfolio lead for Vehicle Crime matters, the ACPO Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS) was launched on 15th December 2006 and is based in Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Warwickshire within the NIPA (National Policing Improvements Agency) site. The unit was initially funded by the Home Office, through the ACPO Acquisitive Crime Board and answers to Deputy Chief Constable David Ainsworth, of Wiltshire.
AVCIS does not exist in isolation, but operates within a complex and dynamic environment where national priorities are changing and high-level strategies require constant interpretation and reinterpretation. AVCIS works with partner agencies and all stakeholders within the trade and associated businesses to provide the most effective response. AVCIS speaks for the UK policing in respect of vehicle enabled crime matters.
AVCIS incorporates a number of specialist functions including TruckPol, the national freight crime intelligence service, and the Vehicle Fraud Unit who investigate organised finance fraud
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