Summit in Houston to Address Heavy Equipment Theft

October 18, 2005

FBI-LEEDA and the National Equipment Register announced a free one-day regional summit in Houston designed to help equipment owners, insurers and law enforcement better combat heavy equipment theft. The Dec. 13 event will be hosted by Chief William Taylor, chief of Campus Police at Rice University in Houston.

This summit provides timely information that will assist participants in better dealing with and understanding the problem of heavy equipment theft and recovery.

A general session will discuss the equipment theft problem and recovery challenges. Break-out classes will provide law enforcement with instruction in equipment identification techniques, including hands-on training.

Classes for equipment owners will discuss theft prevention and how to increase the chances of recovering stolen equipment. New equipment security technologies will be explained and demonstrated throughout the day.

The sponsored breaks and lunch will give equipment owners and law enforcement an opportunity to discuss issues of common interest and ways to support each other’s efforts.

The seminar will take place at Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston.

Badge pick-up starts at 8:30 a.m. and classes run from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

To register, contact NER at (866) 663-7872 or via e-mail to info@NERusa.com.

All attendees must register before the cut-off date of Dec. 6.

Accommodations are available at the Marriott Medical Center, 6580 Fannin, Houston, (800) 228-9290 or (713) 796-0080. Attendees are instructed to ask for the “government” or “Rice University” rate.

Topics Fraud

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