MEDIA ADVISORY:
POLICE WARN MOTORISTS
YOU HOLD THE KEY
WHILE COLLEGE
STUDENTS HELP PUT
THE BRAKES ON AUTO THEFT
Maryland State Police Superintendent Colonel Marcus
L. Brown will be joined by Baltimore City Police Commissioner Anthony Batts,
Howard County Deputy Chief Lee Lachman, Colonel Pete Evans of the Baltimore
County Police Department, and Paul Holland, Vice President of the MD/DC Anti-Car
Theft (ACT) Committee to educate Maryland motorists about the newest trends in
auto theft.
Maryland’s Vehicle Theft Prevention Council, in partnership
with the Maryland/DC Anti Car Theft Committee, will present $7000 in scholarship
money to Towson University students for their winning entries into the fourth
annual radio and television PSA competition. The public service announcement
entries, in both the radio and television categories, were required to focus on
new trends in auto theft.
Contrary to the belief, auto thieves do not
focus solely on new vehicles. Award recipients produced thirty second spots that
will be used in a media campaign to reach a target audience who is unfamiliar
with the rapidly growing criminal enterprise. The PSA’s will be made available
to all media for broadcast.
WHAT: Top Cops Reveal New Trends in Auto
Theft
Scholarship Awards Presented to Student Producers
WHEN:
Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 1:00pm
WHERE: 2013 Motor Trend
International Auto Show
Baltimore Convention Center
Main Showroom Floor,
adjacent to KIA and VOLVO
One West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201