🚔 Grow Your Skills. Expand Your Network. Fight Vehicle Crime.
Membership in Northeast Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (NE-IAATI) connects you with professionals dedicated to combating vehicle crime through education, intelligence sharing, and collaboration.
Member Benefits Include:
✅ Specialized vehicle crime and auto theft training
✅ Networking with law enforcement, insurance SIU, and industry professionals
✅ Access to emerging trends, intelligence, and best practices
✅ Professional development and leadership opportunities
✅ Regional and international conference access
As vehicle crime continues to evolve, staying informed and connected is more important than ever.
Join NE-IAATI and become part of a professional network committed to protecting communities and advancing investigative excellence.
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International Association of Auto Theft Investigators- Northeast Chapter. Auto Theft & Vehicle Crimes
28/05/2026
Meet the 1st Vice President- NE-IAATI (2026-2027)
George Ripley
George has been a member of NE-IAATI since 2018. He has held several board positions and is the Digital Content Strategist for the organization.
🕵️George is currently the SIU Manager for Donegal Insurance Group where he has worked for 8 years. In this capacity, he manages the company’s anti-fraud program, anti-fraud compliance and insurance fraud investigations across multiple lines of business. Auto fraud and theft are a large focus in his current role.
🚔Prior to Donegal, George served 21 years with the York City Police Department in Pennsylvania, where he investigated more than 170 Homicide cases. George is an active public speaker and trainer to both law enforcement and SIU around the US and Canada. George’s lectures address current criminal and civil trends involving auto theft, vehicle fraud, artificial intelligence (AI), as well as AI-related liability mitigation.
📚George holds a certificate in AI and Career Empowerment from the University of Maryland as well as a professional certificate for AI in Business from the Wharton College of Business. He also holds certifications from the Council of Six Sigma.
Committees:🚔🕵️
Member- Vehicle Crimes Committee for the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
Member- Public Information Committee- Coalition Against Insurance Fraud
When asked what he likes most about the NE-Chapter of IAATI:
"This organization opens up your professional network and access to information across the globe. With information being the commodity for all professional investigators, this is a huge benefit in combatting all crimes."
“Additionally, NE-IAATI is unique in that we bring law enforcement and SIU together through membership and our training events. This further expands the professional networking opportunities to progress investigations on both criminal and civils domains.”
Please join us in congratulating George on his new role.
25/05/2026
12/05/2026
Meet the 2026-2027 NE-IAATI Executive Board .🇺🇸🇨🇦
President Doug Killian
1st VP- George Ripley
2nd VP- Greg O’Connor
3rd VP- Frank Silvestri
4th VP - Jay Rattmann
Treasurer- Don Cavallo
Executive Director- Dennis Goodhart
🕵️Congratulations to our new Executive Board.🚔
10/05/2026
Outgoing President Michael Ledoux.
🙏🇨🇦🇺🇸♥️🚔🕵️
1st class gentleman and investigator.
10/05/2026
One of the awesome conference giveaways this past week. 🚔🕵️
Registration is Open!!!
Join the Northeast Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (NE-IAATI) and the Canadian Association of Special Investigation Units (CASIU) for an unparalleled event May 4-7 2026.
Link to Register:
https://loom.ly/nquVu1o
Hands on auto theft and vehicle fraud training that will positively impact your investigations in 2026.
Educate Network Advance
Registration is Open!!!
2026 Vehicle Crimes Conference
May 4-7 Mississauga, Canada🇨🇦
Link to Register:
https://loom.ly/nquVu1o
NE-IAATI and CASIU are back and have all our chips in!🎰
🚓EXCLUSIVE TRAINING OPPORTUNITY:
Monday - May 4th- You have the exclusive option to attend a 7 hour Auto Crimes Class ONLY offered at this event.
*Instructed by 2 of the USA's leading auto crime experts:
Cory Rodriguez and Ric Barber
May 5-7: Top auto crime experts cover a host of topics:
Auto Theft Trends, Insurance Fraud Trends, Vehicle Forensics, Interviewing, Telematics, Artificial Intelligence Trends in Auto Theft and Insurance Fraud, Export Fraud, VIN verification, Cloned vehicles, and so much more!!!
Networking events daily to enhance your access to Investigators all over the US and Canada.
Vehicle crime is evolving fast.
The Northeast Chapter of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators connects investigators across the U.S. and Canada to share intelligence, build cases, and stay ahead of emerging threats.
Training. Networking. Real-world collaboration.
If you’re in law enforcement or SIU, this is where you need to be.
👉 Join the network.
Annual Vehicle Crimes Conference:
📍May 4-7
📍Mississauga, Canada
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