Reducing Statewide Motor Vehicle Theft and Related Crimes Through Interagency Cooperative Efforts

Sunday, October 19, 2025

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM MT

Location: Mile High Ballroom 2B/3B, Colorado Convention Center

This presentation will highlight how Colorado has reduced auto theft through a centralized, statewide effort rooted in interagency cooperation and a multidisciplinary model. The approach includes prevention, education, enforcement, crime analysis, technology, prosecution, training, and victim support.

Submitter and Speaker(s)

Robert D. Force

Program Director
Colorado State Patrol
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Handouts

Speaker(s)

Joshua B. Downing

Lieutenant Colonel
Colorado State Patrol
Lakewood, Colorado, United States
Gina Jeffries

Crime Analyst Supervisor, Auto Theft Intelligence Coordination Center
Colorado State Patrol
Golden, Colorado, United States
Wesley Kartus

Captain, Investigative Services Section, Criminal Investigations Branch
Colorado State Patrol
Golden, Colorado, United States