Allegheny County District Attorney's Office - joined the list of grantee organizations in September 1998. The unit, which consists of an assistant district attorney and two paralegals, received a two-year grant renewal in June 2000 totaling more than $287,200.

Cumberland County District Attorney's Office - received its first grant to establish an auto-theft unit in 1996. In 1999, the unit was approved for a two-year grant, totaling more than $273,700, to assure that this unit will continue into 2001. The unit includes an assistant district attorney, a detective and a secretary. It coordinates investigative efforts with local municipal police throughout the county and provides local police training sessions and public presentations.

Delaware County District Attorney's Office - received initial funding in 1997 and was awarded a two-year grant extension of more than $425,200 in June 1999. An assistant district attorney, a detective and an analyst support the unit. Grant funds help pay overtime expenses for four police officers from local departments and a detective from the Pennsylvania State Police Eastern Region Task Force. They also cover equipment and coordination with local law enforcement units.

City of Erie Bureau of Police - initially funded in 1997, is operating with a two-year grant extension through mid-2002, totaling some $269,500. The Erie Auto Theft Unit has two officers working closely with the Pennsylvania State Police, Millcreek Township Police Department and U.S. Customs agents to investigate and arrest auto thieves.

Harrisburg Bureau of Police - has had an active auto-theft unit since it received its first grant in 1997. The unit is currently operating with a two-year grant of $464,400 through June 2002. The unit's three investigators coordinate investigations and anti-theft measures in Harrisburg, where there has been a major juvenile theft problem.

Lehigh County District Attorney's Office - received an initial grant in 1996. Currently, it is operating its Auto Theft Task Force under a two-year grant renewal, totaling more than $800,000, through mid-2002. The unit, which also has investigative powers in neighboring Northampton County, has a prosecutor, secretary, and four full-time investigators from local police departments.

Millcreek Township Police - Auto Theft Task Force, first funded in 1997, is operating under a two-and-a-half-year grant extension totaling $379,500. The unit consists of two officers who work with the Pennsylvania State Police operating in Erie and Crawford counties. The unit is unique in two respects: it has been granted jurisdiction throughout Erie County, and its officers have U.S. Customs powers to assist U.S. Customs officers at the Port of Erie on joint investigations.

Northeast Pennsylvania Task Force - is a unique multi-jurisdictional program involving 11 counties, administered by the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office. First funded in 1996, the unit is operating on a one-and-a-half-year grant of $374,800 through June 2001. Supported by a district attorney, an administrator, two full-time and five part-time detectives, and a secretary, this far-reaching investigative unit coordinates efforts in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Bradford, Monroe, Wayne, Wyoming, Sullivan, Columbia and Carbon counties.

Pennsylvania State Police (Eastern, Central and Western Regional Task Forces) - oversees statewide, anti-auto-theft efforts around the state. Initially granted Authority funds in 1996, the units received a two-year extension, totaling more than $2.3 million through mid-2001. The regional task forces concentrate on high-theft areas around Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, central and northeastern Pennsylvania. The grant monies cover salaries of eight county detectives, as well as overtime costs for two State Police supervisors and eight troopers. They also pay for part-time clerical support in county district attorneys' offices, equipment, maintenance, vehicles and other expenses.

Philadelphia District Attorney's Office - initially funded in 1996, works closely with the Philadelphia Police unit through a two-year grant extension totaling nearly $766,000 through 2002. The funds support one detective, two prosecutors and a law clerk.

Philadelphia Police Department - also funded initially in 1996, operates its Major Crimes Auto Theft Unit with a two-year grant extension totaling nearly $2.1 million through mid-2002. One arm of the unit concentrates on chop shop and salvage yard investigations, while another investigates all other auto theft cases. The squads consist of eight police officers and three detectives - double the resources available prior to the Authority's grant funding.

Pittsburgh City Police Department - received its first grant in 1996. Currently, it is using its $339,500 grant extension through mid-2002 to supplement an existing computer database and criminal mapping system. The funding increased its Auto Theft Squad by two detectives, modernized equipment, and paid for office space and automobiles.

York County District Attorney's Office - first received funding in 1996 and was approved this year for more than $81,500 to extend its operation through mid-2001. Supported by a detective and a clerical support staffer, the unit developed auto theft reporting, investigation and prosecution protocol for countywide use. It also provides victim/witness services.

There are two public outreach programs funded by the Authority:

Boy Scouts of America, Cradle of Liberty Council - was first funded by the Authority in 1997. It received a grant renewal of $211,400 for use through mid-2002. Cradle of Liberty uses the funding to teach boys and girls about auto theft prevention through its Explorer and Learning for Life programs. Tens of thousands of children and adults have been reached each year through Scouting programs and presentations by law enforcement and insurance industry personnel.

Pennsylvania Anti-Car Theft Committee - received its first one-year grant in 1997 and is currently working under a three-year grant totaling nearly $298,500 through mid-2001. PACT operates a speakers' bureau and supports the Stolen Auto Verification Effort (SAVE) sticker program. It also sponsors "car stripping" events to raise public awareness of auto theft.