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5 . Rosen oN -M. Malley pC _ September 3, 1970 gh "pec-794- 3 7 i/o _ YI 1- Mr. M.A. Jones c Honorable Albert Gore 1 a, 4 yt United States Senate : Washington, D, C. 20510 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED “"# HEREIN IS UNCLASSIFIED. Dear Senator: ome LULL 19 91 HbzL2Re sfc fe In response to your letter of August 31, 1970, please be advised of the following concerning automobile theft conditions in Coffee County, Tennessee. The Sheriff of Coffee County has advised that he does not know of any organized automobile theft rings operating in his county. The great majority of vehicles stolen in Coffee County are transported to nearby Grundy County, Tennessee, where they are stripped and the parts are sold, This method of operation is facili- tated by the fact that Grundy County is a wooded, mointainous area - which is sparsely populated. In some instances, there has been Tolson Sullivan Mohe Bishop * Brennan, C.D. — Callahan Caxper Conrad Felt —_—___ Gale —__—__—_ Roxen ——__—_ “—=5 5 SEP 10 197 evidence of collusion between automobile thieves and automobile owners for the purpose of defrauding insurance companies. The Sheriff advised that automobile thefts have declined in Coffee County ‘during the past several weeks which he attributes to the establish- ment of an automobile theft unit within the Tennessee State Division of Motor Vehicles. _ ....The experience of the Knoxville Office of the FBI has - shown that the problem of automobile theft in Coffee County and Ta surrounding counties is basically a local one. Violations of the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Motor Vehicle (ITSMV) Statute , which are under FBI jurisdiction have been minimal in Coffee’ Coihty, Tennessee: FBI representatives have encouraged local and state authorities to make full utilization of.the,Nationdl Crime Information . Center-(NGIC) with regard to. reporting, identifying data concerning’ «** stolen automobiles to NCIC. °Oy ot 2. 9 SS 380 i 4° SAC, Knoxville (For Information) - Enclosure JCG: 6) 2). hl 5 3 MAIL ROOML_) TELETYPE UNIT[_)