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“Stolen Cars Recovered in Albuquerque Often Found Trashed.” YouTube, uploaded by KRQE, 6 Jan 2017, https://youtu.be/Dq29li0xEb0.
Video interview
This video shows what most of the cars look like when they are returned to the owner. They are full of dirty needles, urine, and feces because the people who steal them often use them to do drugs. It is a secondary source because it clips the original interviews. I think it is useful because it talks about the the people who get their cars stolen feel about it afterward. Some say they do not even want it back. The detailing companies seem to be making money off to the detail, but it does not talk about how they dispose of the biohazards.

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Stolen cars recovered in Albuquerque often found trashed

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It's no secret car thefts continue to plague the metro. But for many drivers, even if they do get their car back, it isn't always the reunion they hoped for. - Source: http://krqe.com/

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Barry, Richard. "Act Crime Together Now Agenda." Presentation to the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, 12 Oct 2017.
Mayor Barry gave this presentation in October to the Chamber of Commerce to unveil the new plan to address crime in the city. The source also has a video of the mayor speaking, but this is the only short clip I could find. The plan suggests keep repeat offenders in jail longer and hiring retired cops to come back to work in the community. While very little of it has to do with car theft, it addresses some things like mental health and substance abuse which may indirectly affect car theft. It also promotes an attitude of trying to work with the community.

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Winograd, Peter, et al. Mapping Crime In Albuquerque: A Visual Analyses Of Where Crime Stands Today, Albuquerque Police Department, Oct 2016.
This is a report prepared by  Real Time Crime Center and Albuquerque Police Department. It shows a map of where property crimes and violent crimes are the highest in the cities. It seems like it might be better to go the census to verify the information and use that as a source, but I like how this is easy to read. It says that Uptown is the highest risk for auto theft, but Nob Hill and the University Ghetto are also at risk. In these areas, more than ten percent of citizen experience property crime each year. In Uptown, it is 14-15%. This information might help me to target my audience in the proposal.

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New Mexico State Police. "Allstate Foundation Grants $5,000 to New Mexico State Police." 22 Jan 2004.
Press Release
This is a media release listed on the New Mexico State Police Website. It is from 2004, so it is a little old. However, it talks about how Allstate insurance company funded a campaign to help police spread the word for  “Watch your Car.” Once an owners car is registered, they get a sticker on their car that indicates police can pull that car over during peek theft hours to verify ownership. They can also stop the car at any time within one mile of international borders. It does not say how much the program reduces theft. I cannot find a place on the State POlice Website to register a car, so I am not sure if the program is still in affect.

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Organization Website
NBIC.orf. National Insurance Crime Bureau, 2017, https://www.nicb.org/. Accessed 13 Dec. 2017.
The National Insurance Crime Bureau partners with insurance companies, consumers, and law enforcement to combat insurance fraud and theft. I chose this website because they rank all of the cities according to their crime rate, and it shows that Albuquerque citizens are at the highest risk of auto theft in the United States. It also offers training courses for Law Enforcement officers that covers information about identifying vehicles and vehicle cloning. This helps to answer my question about why about 30 percent of cars are stolen. This suggests to me that Albuquerque is at higher risk because the cars can be taken across the border of Mexico to be registered under a different VIN. Finally, this tells me that Hondas Accord and Civics make up 42% of all auto theft in the US.

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Stolen Vehicles New Mexico. Facebook Community. Facebook.com
I am not exactly sure how I could use this in my research, but it seems to show that more trucks are stolen than cars and other vehicles. It also gives me the point of view of the people who get their cars stolen. It lists rule for those who have had their car stolen. They make a post and the community is supposed to watch for that car. I read a news article where someone suggested that it worked to find a car after a year missing. Although it is mean for all of New Mexico, most of the posts are from Albuquerque.

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Stolen Vehicles New Mexico. 648 likes. Bring these scum bags to justice. Let's get the word out and call police ASAP if you spot any of these vehicles. This is an open page please post.

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Newspaper article
Rivera, Gabriella. “Campus Car Thefts on the Rise.” The Daily Lobo. Dailylobo.com,
Gabriella discusses the rise of car thefts surrounding the UNM campus area. While Albuquerque sees the most grand theft auto (GTA) cases in America, looking at how GTA affects the specific student population narrows the focus of my research. Newspaper articles like this can help me relate the bigger problem to a discourse community to which I belong: UNM students, staff, and faculty. Newspapers generally give a voice to local police departments, as police often voice themselves through press releases. Gabriella discusses the parking department at UNM (PATS), and moves they are making to improve security and awareness around campus. There is a clear problem in Albuquerque with GTA. Could PATS and the police department be doing more?

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By Nick Fojud

UNMPD has seen a spike in car thefts around the UNM Area for the year of 2016. From 2015 to 2016, car thefts have nearly doubled.

Car thefts have been on the rise, both around the city and on campus.

According to Lieutenant Tim Stump of UNMPD, car thefts on campus have nearly doubled from 64 car thefts in 2015 to 124 in 2016.

Albuquerque as a whole now has the highest auto theft rate of any city in the country, according to Yahoo Finance, with about 677 auto thefts per 100,000 people.

"It is a big epidemic," Stump said. "It's one of our main concerns right now, it's been mine for a while. We have to determine what we can try to do to deter this. All year long we're making these assessments and trying to figure out how to combat this."

Stump also said the thefts are sporadic, with no specific areas on campus being targeted. In addition, it is difficult to identify the crime because of how quickly thieves can break in.

"The other thing we talk about is that auto theft is one of the hardest things to watch people do...it looks just like a normal person getting in a car and taking the car," he said.

These factors make it difficult to combat the issue, but UNMPD has taken several measures in the hope of preventing more cases, he said.

"Throughout '15 and '16 we utilized APD's auto theft unit as far as signs, baits cars - we had a bait car in Lobo Village," Stump said. "It's at the forefront of our mind. We do patrol the lots. They do checks on foot, they do checks in cars. We have 20, 30 checks a day of different lots...We're always trying to be out there to find some of the people doing this. And we know what kind of cars they take so we try to watch that."

He also said part of the issue is that the individuals behind these thefts are often released within a few days of their arrest, after which they continue their practice.

"A lot of times these kids, we're catching them in stolen cars all over the city and they're off the next day stealing cars again," he said.

Barbara Morck, director of UNM Parking and Transportation Services, said PATS is doing its part to reduce the number of incidences.

PATS is in the process of improving security cameras in the three parking structures, she said, adding that enforcement officers and the bus drivers providing shuttle services are also instructed to "keep a watchful eye" and report any unusual or suspicious activity.

Morck said the commuter lots (G, Q and South Lots) are patrolled Monday through Friday by an outside security company, paid for by PATS. She said she sees the poor economy of the state as the root cause of the issue.

"As the state's economy continues to struggle and resources continue to diminish, desperate people will continue to resort to unethical and/or unlawful activities in order to get their needs met," Morck said.

Both UNMPD and PATS recommend taking care not to leave valuables where they are visible in the car, and suggest looking into a theft deterrent device such as steering wheel locks or products like the "LoJack."

"It is a big issue with us and it is something that we're trying to deal with," Stump said. "Anything suspicious, really, call us. That gives us reason to go out and look."

Gabriella Rivera is a news reporter at the Daily Lobo. She can be reached at news@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @DailyLobo.

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Car thefts have been on the rise, both around the city and on campus. According to Lieutenant Timothy Stump of UNMPD, car thefts on campus have nearly doubled from 64 car thefts in 2015 to 124 in 2016.

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Database article
Savitz, Leonard D. “Automobile Theft.” The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, vol. 50, no. 2, 1959, pp. 132–143. JSTOR,
I chose this source because it provides a good macro-level theoretical framework for my micro-level research on grand theft auto in Albuquerque. Grand theft auto in Albuquerque is a huge problem. Before getting into the discussion about Albuquerque, however, it is important to understand the language that is used to define what larceny and theft are. Language is inherently ambiguous, and ambiguous language in legislation is the dark side of professional communication. Savitz discusses the history of the term larceny. He challenges the misuse of the word and the ethics of those supporting thieves. All this information is contextualized through statistics concerning those who are most likely to steal a car including: motivation, conviction & sentencing, age, IQ, and so on. This article will help inform my research by allowing me to contextualize the language of grand theft auto, and how it is used and misused.

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Leonard D. Savitz, Automobile Theft, The Journal of Criminal Law, Criminology, and Police Science, Vol. 50, No. 2 (Jul. - Aug., 1959), pp. 132-143

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Are there areas more at risk for theft?

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How can we protect the cars?

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Why are cars stolen?

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Which cars are stolen more?