MEDIA ADVISORY: POLICE WARN MOTORISTS YOU HOLD THE KEY.....

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