Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority

The Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority (WATPA) is authorized to provide financial support for use by public agencies to combat and prevent motor vehicle theft and other related crime.

The Washington Auto Theft Prevention Authority, through a competitive grant process, allocates moneys appropriated from the Washington Auto Theft Prevention Account in the Washington State Treasury to public agencies for the purpose of establishing, maintaining, and supporting programs that are designed to prevent motor vehicle theft and other related crime. These shall include

Financial support to prosecution agencies to increase the effectiveness of motor vehicle theft prosecution.
Financial support to a unit of local government or a team consisting of units of local governments to increase the effectiveness of motor vehicle theft enforcement.
Financial support for the procurement of equipment and technologies for use by law enforcement agencies for the purpose of enforcing motor vehicle theft laws.
Financial support for programs that are designed to educate and assist the public in the prevention of motor vehicle theft.

2009-10 MULTI-JURISDICTION AWARDS
East King County (Kirkland PD and Redmond PD) - $148,036
South King County (lead agency Federal Way PD) - $800,000
Pierce County (lead agency Lakewood PD) - $500,000
Snohomish County (lead agency Snohomish County SO) - $600,000
Spokane County (lead agency Spokane PD) - $160,000
Vancouver Police Department - $160,000
Sunnyside Police Department - $42,000
Yakima County Sheriff - $96,679

2008-09 MULTI-JURISDICTION AWARDS
South King County – PATROL Task Force
(Auburn Police Department) $1,030,000 (this task force includes agencies from Northeast Pierce County)
Snohomish County (Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office) – Snohomish County Auto Theft Task Force - $830,000
Pierce County (Lakewood Police Department) – Pierce County ATTACK Unit - $530,000
Yakima County (Yakima County Sheriff’s Office, Yakima Police Department, Sunnyside Police Department, Toppenish Police Department) – Auto Theft Prevention Program - $440,000
Clark County (Vancouver Police Department) – Southwest Washington Auto Theft Taskforce - $330,000
Spokane County (Spokane Police Department) – Auto Theft Prevention Task Force - $330,000
East King County (Redmond Police Department) – East King County Cooperative Auto Theft Initiative - $230,000
Chelan and Douglas Counties (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) - Chelan/Douglas Metro Auto Theft Reduction - $60,000
Lewis County (Chehalis Police Department) - Tri-Agency Stolen Vehicle Recovery Enforcement - $30,000
Thurston County (Prosecutor’s Office) – Thurston County Motor Vehicle Theft Reduction Program - $30,000
Washington State Patrol Regional Auto Theft Units - $160,000
Seattle Police Department - $100,000
Washington State Patrol Aviation Section – $100,000
Bremerton Police Department – $30,000
Everett Police Department – $30,000
Kennewick Police Department – $30,000
Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office – $30,000
Longview Police Department – $30,000
Lynnwood Police Department – $30,000
Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Office - $30,000
Central Washington University Police Department - $18,500
Castle Rock Police Department - $7,000