Due to the intimate knowledge of items purchased by pawn shops, second hand dealers or insurance companies, and the fact that the Automated Pawn System (APS) has regulatory control over such shops, APS personnel (sworn and non-sworn) shall not privately purchase any items from such shops and/or insurance companies.
Under the supervision of the crime against property unit commander, the APS manager:
- Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city's pawnshops.
- Initiating and assisting with investigations involving pawnshops and their clients.
- Working with out-of-city agencies on investigations involving the city's pawnshops and their clientele.
- Conducting on premise compliance checks to verify the accuracy of information provided to APS, as well as enforcing city ordinances pertaining to pawnshops.
- Monthly billing for APS fees collected by the pawnshops and the accounts payable related to participation in the APS.
- Supervising the APS jurisdiction administrator in the daily operations pertaining to the APS. Collecting and reporting data pertaining to the APS as needed.
- District investigators should work with the Automated Pawn System when stolen property is located in a pawn shop.
Revised July 1, 2011