StanCATT is a proactive Auto Theft Investigative Unit consisting of undercover detectives from the California Highway Patrol, Modesto, Ceres, Turlock Police Departments and the Stanislaus Sheriff's Office.

Detectives devote their full time efforts to combat and reduce auto thefts. StanCATT is governed and supervised by an Executive Committee comprised of a California Highway Patrol Captain, Chiefs from each Police Agency and the Sheriff.

COMBATING AUTO THEFT

In the summer of 1996, that California Highway Patrol, Sheriff's Office, local Chiefs of Police and the District Attorney met to address the increase of auto theft in Stanislaus County. They formed a county wide task force to investigate auto theft throughout Stanislaus County. The task force was called StanCATT (STANislaus County Auto Theft Task-force.) The task force consists of members of the California Highway Patrol, Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, Ceres Police Department, Turlock Police Department, Modesto Police Department. The District Attorney has assigned a Deputy D.A. to prosecute all auto theft cases.

FUNDING

StanCATT is funded by Assembly Bill 183, which provides a registration fee (under section 9250.14 of the vehicle code) of $1 dollar for every vehicle registered in Stanislaus County. This is a user fee and does not impact current local budgets or burden revenue funds. The law stipulated that revenues allocated to a county under CVC 9250.14 were to be used to fund programs that enhance the capacity of local police and prosecutors to deter, investigate, and prosecute vehicle theft crimes.

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Last Updated on April 22, 2008