Stop Thief! Recycling Industry Efforts to Combat Material Theft

1. Stop Thief! Recycling Industry Efforts to Combat Material Theft Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. 1615 L St NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036

2. The trade association for the scrapprocessing and recycling industry

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6. Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. ▪ 1,650 Members ▪ 60,000 Employees ▪ 5,000+ Facilities in the U.S. ▪ $72 Billion Industry in 2007

7. 10/31/08 $2.04 World Price for Copper 1999 – October 2008 London Metal Exchange (LME)

8. Materials Theft Prevention No LEGITIMATE Scrap Recycler INTENTIONALLY Takes Stolen Material

9. When stolen, it looks like this……..

10. In many cases, when it arrives at the scrapyard It looks like this………

11. Materials Theft Prevention Key Stakeholders Victims Law Enforcement Scrap Recycling Industry

12. Materials Theft Prevention Key Stakeholders Scrap Recyclers • Establish Relationships with Police • Take ID for all who don’t have a regular business relationship • Keep records of all transactions • Train employees to spot suspicious or proprietary material • Follow ISRI Recommended Practices

13. Materials Theft Prevention ISRI Recommended Practices www.isri.org/theft

14. Materials Theft Prevention ISRI is a member and a proud partner of the National Crime Prevention Council

15. Materials Theft Prevention Signs for Plants/Yards www.isri.org/theft

16. Suspicious Transaction?

17. How about this transaction?

19. Materials Theft Prevention Key Stakeholders Victims • Recognize the Value of Materials • Secure Potential Target Materials • Reduce Opportunities • Mark Materials for Easier Identification

23. Materials Theft Prevention Key Stakeholders Law Enforcement • Make Materials Theft a High-Priority Crime • Vigorously Prosecute Thieves • Alert Crime Watch Programs • Establish Partnerships with Recyclers • Use ISRI Theft Alert System

24. Police Partnerships with recyclers: A proven method of combating this type of theft.

25. Marion County Sheriff’s Office Ocala, Florida Within a 5 month time period; Over 80 arrests for Metal Theft 62 Stolen Cars located, one Stolen Boat

26. Materials Theft Prevention

28. Macon, Georgia The Macon-Middle Georgia Metal Theft Committee is a regional, cooperative group made up of members from the central Georgia recycling industry, law enforcement, prosecutors, property owners, utilities, railroads, the construction industry, and other governmental agencies.

29. Copper Prices – 9/06 to 6/08 Macon CU Thefts

30. Fort Wayne Police Dept. Fort Wayne, Indiana Partnerships with local recyclers in this area has resulted in over 500 arrests for 2007 and 2008, and over 2900 scrap investigations.

31. Other partnerships currently in place; Salt Lake City, Utah Portland, Oregon

32. Materials Theft Prevention Victims Police COOPERATION COMMUNICATION Scrap Industry

33. Materials Theft Prevention Now in use by Law Enforcement and Recyclers around the U.S. and Canada. www.scraptheftalert.com

34. www.scraptheftalert.com Key Features • Extremely easy to use • Fast: Alerts can be in subscribers’ email within minutes of submission • Automatically distributes alerts to all active subscribers within a 250 • radius of the incident location based on ZIP/Post Code • Covers all 50 States and Canada • Query any state, ZIP, material types • Up to 4 photos can be uploaded with a report • Alerts visible/searchable for 14 days; can be re-issued

35. www.ScrapTheftAlert.com A New Tool for Law Enforcement FREE & open to the public

36. Log-In to Report Thefts NO Log-in required to view alerts

37. Easy One-Time Registration Open to Anyone & ALL recyclers

38. Browse theft reports

39. 2 Enter “Report Type” by selecting from the drop-down box either: “Reporting a Theft” or “Reporting Suspicious Material Received” 3 Give report a title Only applies for reports submitted by non-vetted users Select “Submit a Theft or Tip Report”

40. NATIONWIDE searches Search for reported thefts AND reported suspicious materials received

41. Include Police Contact Info and Case # 7 Submit the Report with one click

42. Enter brief description of materials Including up to four photographs if available

43. Enter date/time of theft Location of theft Materials involved

44. Actual Alert

45. Theft Alert Example A Detective in Laurel, Maryland, recently sent out a theft alert. It was instantly broadcast to 736 different contacts in MD, D.C., VA, DE, NJ, NY, WV, and NC, all within a 250 mile radius of Laurel, MD.

46. Alert Detail Examples • This report was submitted by Detective Tucker of the Marion County Sheriff’s Office in Ocala, Florida. This was a suspicious transaction that he was notified of by a local recycler. • The item in question was a brass mermaid statue. Detective Tucker was able to upload three photos of the item. This alert was transmitted to hundreds of recipients within a 250 mile radius of Ocala, Florida.

47. EDUCATION, COOPERATION, AND COMMUNICATION ARE THE KEYS • ISRI has hired a National Law Enforcement Liaison to help facilitate cooperation and partnerships • A nationwide training program for both Law Enforcement and Recyclers is currently being developed • A new and more user friendly Theft Alert System has just been brought on-line. • (www.scraptheftalert.com)

48. Gary Bush National Law Enforcement Liaison Director of Metal Theft Prevention Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. 1615 L St NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC garybush@isri.org (352) 433-2477 www.isri.org/theft www.scraptheftalert.com