The California Highway Patrol, the Pittsburg Police Department, the Antioch Police Department, and the Brentwood Police Department have partnered together to provide “CLUB” anti-theft devices to motorists who own the most commonly stolen vehicles.
This initiative is an extension of the “VSET” partnership. VSET, the Vehicle Theft Suppression Enforcement Team, is a collaboration of resources from many of the law enforcement agencies throughout Contra Costa County to reduce the number of stolen vehicles.
The CLUB anti-theft devices were purchased using funding provided by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). The NICB is a nonprofit organization supported by insurance companies for the purpose of actively assisting law enforcement in suppressing vehicle thefts and other insurance fraud related crimes.
Approximately 450 CLUBs were purchased, and will be distributed by the four agencies to local residents who own vehicles which top the County’s stolen vehicle list.
Honda Accords and Civics, manufactured prior to 2000, make up the top 17 categories. Each agency will be evaluating local vehicle theft statistics to determine the criteria to distribute the CLUBs.
Anyone interested in receiving a CLUB, free of charge, may contact the identified agencies for further information.
For further information, please contact CHP Officer John Fransen at (925) 646-4980.
