One of their primary goals is to ensure the integrity of MVC issued identification documents with an emphasis on organized driver's license brokerage rings. Mmembers are considered experts in the field of document authentication and the detection of counterfeit documents. Members are often called upon to provide assistance to federal, state, and local agencies in all vehicle theft investigations, and liaison with international, national, and state auto theft members involved in complex investigations.ĭetectives work closely with New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission investigators to identify and arrest individuals who attempt to conduct illegal activity at Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) agencies. Detectives also pursue organized insurance fraud conspiracies, whereby, vehicle owners defraud their insurance carriers by fraudulently reporting their vehicles stolen to collect total loss theft claims.
Unit detectives target "chop shop" operations where stolen vehicles are disassembled for parts or altered/disguised for resale. They must be skilled in the use of heat or acid restoration to expose obliterated vehicle identification numbers. Members are considered experts in the field of vehicle identification and the detection of vehicles with altered identification numbers. Auto Theft and Identification:ĭetectives investigate organized criminal groups responsible for the theft of trucks, construction equipment, marine vessels and private automobiles for profit. Members are often called upon to provide technical information to auto theft detectives in the field and other agencies requesting assistance with vehicle theft investigations. Unit members lecture at various police academies throughout the state to educate local, county, state, and federal law enforcement officers in the latest auto theft and document fraud methods and current detection techniques.
Members of the Auto Unit are experts in the field of vehicle identification, document fraud and the investigation of organized criminal groups involved in such activity.Īuto Unit members are involved in numerous professional organizations, such as the Vehicle Theft Investigators Association of New Jersey and the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators.