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Saleh enn oc a OO ee cette an el ee ent ee ete ong PAGE THREE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AUTO THEFT UNIT WITHIN THE TENNESSEE STATE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. COFFEE COUNTY HAS A POPULATION OF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY THOUSAND , OF WHICH FIFTEEN THOUSAND RESIDE IN TULLAHOME , TENN., THE LARGEST CITY, AND TEN THOUSAND RESIDE IN MANCHESTER, TENN. THE NEARBY GRUNDY COUNTY IS A WOODED, MOUNTAINOUS AREA , WHICH IS ’ SPARSELY POPULATED. THERE IS LITTLE INDUSTRY IN THE COUNTY AND THE - EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC LEVEL OF MOST OF THE RESIDENTS IS LOW. THE NUMEROUS REMOTE WOODED AREAS ARE UTILIZED BY CAR THEIVES FOR STRIPPING ACTIVITIES. CARS ARE STOLEN IN THE OTHER SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND TRANSPORTED TO GRUNDY COUNTY FOR STRIPPING. DURING INVESTIGATIONS BY BUREAU AGENTS, STRIPPED AUTOMOBILES HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN GRUNDY COUNTY, WHICH WERE DETERMINED TO BE STOLEN WITHIN THE STATE. APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES WERE ADVISED IN EACH “INSTANCE. FULL UTILIZATION OF NCIC BY LOCAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES HAVE —- BEEN ENCOURAGED. ~ i i AS FURTHER STATISTICAL EVIDENCE OF THE LOCAL NATURE OF CAR j=). ‘THEFTS IN COFFEE COUNTY, WHEREAS THE KNOXVILLE OFFICE AS A WHOLE a END PAGE THREE