Orange County Orange County Board of County Board of County CommissionCommissionMetal Theft OrdinanceOctober 5, 2010

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Tim BrosePresident, Trademark Metals Recycling LLCSpeaking on behalf of Orange County Area Recyclers

Overview Overview History of Metal Theft Ordinance Local IndustryWhat has workedClosing comments

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History of Metal Theft History of Metal Theft Ordinance Ordinance HB 105 – Working with law

enforcement to create a statewide standard

Importance of HB 105City of Orlando Ordinance County Ordinance

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HB 105 RequirementsHB 105 Requirements

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Supporting Supporting DocumentationDocumentation

Driver’s License

Thumb Print

Customer Photo

Affidavit with Signature5

Material PhotosMaterial Photos

Vehicle and Aluminum Sheet Material Arriving

Empty Vehicle Leaving

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Local IndustryLocal Industry

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Orange County RecyclersOrange County RecyclersScrap Recycling Companies -

22Transactions per Month -

40,000Transactions per Year -

480,000Employees -

300

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Area Scrap Metal Area Scrap Metal RecyclersRecyclers

County # of CompaniesOrange 22Seminole 8

Lake 8Polk 8

Brevard 8Osceola 5 59

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What has worked?What has worked?

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Partnership Between Law Partnership Between Law Enforcement & Metal Enforcement & Metal RecyclersRecyclersWhy is this important?

◦Metal thieves will travel to other counties

◦Focus of stolen material can change over time

◦Develop Task Force going forward◦New FINDER System◦ISRI Scrap Metal theft Alert System◦Recent success with metal thefts

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Sponsored by ISRI - Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries

No cost to law enforcement or scrap companiesPartnership of law enforcement and scrap

industrySends emails to all subscribers within a 100

mile radius of where theft occurredISRI represents over 7000 scrap recycling

facilities Over 8000 subscribers are currently utilizing the

system

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Metal Theft Will TravelMetal Theft Will Travel

Theft Occurred on 8/25/201013

Material Rejected at Kaley Material Rejected at Kaley AveAve

Rejected on 9/1/201014

Reported on ScrapTheftAlert on 9/2/201015

Purchased in RockledgePurchased in Rockledge

Purchased in Rockledge on 9/8/201016

Information Provided To Information Provided To SherriffSherriff

Information Provided on 9/8/201017

Closing Comments Closing Comments

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