On Wednesday, May 14, ReMA and the association’s Young Executives Council will host the session “Freight & Material Theft: Mitigating the Risk” during ReMA2025 – The Show, in San Diego, CA. The panelists include Scott Cornell, 2nd vice president at Travelers Inland Marine, and James Final, police officer at the California Highway Patrol. Moderated Jason…
Don’t expect a 15-minute video to adequately train your drivers. Conduct meetings with law enforcement to emphasize the importance of safety at your company. The collaboration between drivers and law enforcement creates a dynamic learning environment. Drivers will gain a better understanding of the regulations if the training is actionable. The right topics are always…
In January 2024, Sterling, VA-based Potomac Metals shipped a load of copper chop, worth about $160,000, to Pennsylvania. Typically, this would be a one-day shipment but after several days the company realized that the delivery never reached its destination. “Our broker tried contacting the driver and we quickly found out the number was no longer…
Todd Foreman, ReMA’s Senior Director of Law Enforcement Outreach, had a busy 2024. He traveled to conventions, conducted trainings, and made new contacts with law enforcement to discuss the recycled materials industry and scraptheftalert.com, a tool for law enforcement to alert recyclers of significant thefts of materials in the U.S. and Canada. “We saw a…
ReMA’s Director of Law Enforcement Outreach Todd Foreman attended last week’s Senate Bill 224 Advisory Board Committee meeting in Houston, Texas. Foreman serves on the advisory committee, which is part of the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority (MVCPA), that was formed when the Texas Senate passed SB 224 in 2023. Senate Bill 224 provides additional…
Members of law enforcement from across the country gathered at ISRI2024 to discuss future strategies, share ideas, and gain a real-time overview of today’s metals theft landscape. ReMA Director of Law Enforcement Outreach Todd Foreman gathered more than 10 law enforcement professionals who are part of ReMA’s Law Enforcement Advisory Council (LEAC). LEAC members gained…
Reports are coming in that recycled material shipments are not making it to their final destination. While investigations are currently ongoing, one possibility of how this theft is occurring involves the information at freight brokers sites potentially being hacked or changed so that the inventory tags for shipments are rerouted to a different destination. The…
On Wednesday, April 17, ISRI will host the session “Building Relationships with Law Enforcement from the Perspective of Law Enforcement Leaders” at the ISRI2024 Convention and Exposition. Three law enforcement leaders from across the U.S. and members of ISRI’s Law Enforcement Advisory Council will discuss relationship building and the importance of developing these connections. ISRI…
Richard “Rick” Arrington, LE CPTED, CPS, NCPS II, is CEO/founder of Crime Prevention Center for Training and Services, LLC, in Hardy, Virginia. He is former law enforcement officer and a frequent ISRI speaker on preventing metals theft. It is no secret that the theft of various metals is at a fever pitch, and the recycled…
ISRI’s national online database, ScrapTheftAlert.com, and the organization’s focus on building strong relationships between recyclers and law enforcement helped in the recovery of stolen bronze from the Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Denver, CO last week. Suspects were apprehended and some of the bronze was recovered after recycled materials facilities in the area were…
ISRI’s partner, the Recycling Association of North Carolina (RANC), was honored with the 2023 Industry Partner of the Year award by the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police (NCACP). This recognition underscores RANC’s outstanding contributions and collaborative efforts in supporting the law enforcement community, highlighting their commitment to excellence and positive impact on the…
ISRI’s law enforcement outreach program has been active this fall, meeting with national law enforcement about the benefits of partnerships with the recycled materials industry at the local, state and national levels. Todd Foreman, ISRI’s director of law enforcement outreach, and ISRI members represented the association at two events in October. Todd attended the International…