IAATI Component Parts Markings Award

Nominations Deadline: May 01, 2024

All nominations should be sent to: executivedirector@iaati.org

The IAATI Component Parts Markings Award is intended to honor any person or unit possessing the qualifications of an active member of IAATI, although membership is not a prerequisite, who has in some way distinguished themselves in vehicle theft investigations where OEM or aftermarket identification technology/solutions have played a significant part in the success of the investigation.  The identification solution may include, but is not limited to:
VINs labels/stamps, OEM ID marks, OEM electronic parts marking, etching or branding solutions, electronic parts marking RF tags, microdots, DNA fluids, and UV light markings, etc

Award Recipients

2023
Merseyside Police Vehicle Crime Group
2022
Officers Paul Gerrish and Phillip Pentelow-Essex Police Force
2021
Detective Josh Vales (Miami Dade PD) and S.A. Eric Moreno (DHS)
2021
Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force
2020
Warrant Officer Lourens Jacobs, Westrand Flying Squad, Gauteng, South Africa
2019
VEHICLE ID SPECIALIST DETECTIVE WARRANT OFFICER BARRY THYSSE Vehicle Crime Investigation Unit KzaZulu Natal, South Africa
2018
StanCATT - Stanislaus County (CA) Auto Theft Task Force
2016
Steven Warriner SCBPO Trout River Port of Entry, NY
2012
Arizona Auto Theft Task Force