Robert Force

Robert Force has been a member of the Colorado State Patrol since 2011 and has served the
past eleven (11) years as the Director of the Colorado Automobile Theft Prevention Authority, a
business unit of the Colorado State Patrol.
Mr. Force has over 43 years of experience working in law enforcement, inclusive of field
operations, investigations, supervision, management and administration. Mr. Force retired in
2003 as an Assistant Chief of Police in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, spent eight years as a New
Mexico certified law enforcement master instructor, served as a Governor’s appointed member
on the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board, then moved to Colorado where he
began working for the Colorado State Patrol as an Auto Theft Intelligence Analyst prior to
becoming the Director of the Colorado Automobile Theft Prevention Authority.
Mr. Force holds Bachelor’s Degrees in Criminal Justice and Law & Society from New Mexico
State University, is a graduate of both the FBI National Academy #202 and the Northwestern
University School of Police Staff and Command Class 63.
As a result of Mr. Force’s dedication in vehicle crimes prevention, he has received various
commendations and awards, inclusive of the International Association of Auto Theft
Investigators Directors Award and the International Association of Chiefs of Police Leadership in
the Prevention of Vehicle Crimes Award.
Mr. Force is an appointed member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Vehicle
Crimes Committee, serves as a Director on the International Association of Auto Theft
Investigators, and President of the Western Regional Chapter, and is the chairperson for the
Auto Theft Prevention Authorities Committee, working with 31 other state and provincial auto
theft authorities.