Auto Theft & Vehicle Crimes

Identify vehicles with altered VINs, go beyond the temp tag, earn what happens to vehicles after they're stolen, recognize roles within an auto theft trafficking organization and learn their responsibilities, and identify signs of common vehicle theft trends.

Course Instructors: Cory Rodriguez & Ric Barber

Cory Rodriguez has been a police officer since 2007 at a state agency in New Jersey. Instructor Rodriguez is a supervisor in an auto theft task force and has been investigating auto theft for over 13 years. He has been involved in the investigation, apprehension, and prosecution of trans-national auto theft trafficking suspects and street-level auto theft targets for first, second, and third-degree offenses.
Instructor Rodriguez completed the New York City Police Department’s Auto Crime School, INTERPOL’s Project Formatrain, is an International Association of Auto Theft Investigators Certified Vehicle Crime Specialist, a Certified Berla Vehicle Systems Investigator, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.
Instructor Rodriguez is the most recent Past President of the Northeast Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators, a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Vehicle Crimes Committee, and a member of the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators – National Motor Vehicle Title Information System Law Enforcement Subcommittee.

Ric Barber started his law enforcement career in 2000 as a State Trooper with the Georgia State Patrol. During his 17 years as a State Trooper, he was assigned to various units to include the DUI Task Force, Motors and as a K9 Handler on the Criminal Interdiction Unit. After leaving the Georgia State Patrol, he was hired by a local police department, where he has been employed for the last seven years. Since joining the agency, he has been assigned to Traffic, Motors and then assigned to the Crime Suppression Team, where he was promoted to Sergeant as the unit commander. He is the third vice president for the Southeast Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators and a member of the Georgia Auto Theft Intelligence Council.