Ford Field hosts HEAT Breakfast

Help Eliminate Auto Thefts (HEAT) held its annual Anniversary Breakfast at Ford Field in Detroit on October 25th. The HEAT Anniversary Breakfast is Michigan’s premier auto theft event and serves as the backdrop for recognizing dedicated individuals for their accomplishments in fighting auto theft. They keynote speaker for this year’s event was Wayne County Sheriff Warren Evans. The 2006 HEAT Award winners are:

Investigators of the Year

• Washtenaw Area Auto Theft Team
  • D/Sgt George Warchock and
    Det. Charlie Ball
• Ofc Keith Dawson and Ofc Alfredo Jimenez-Detroit Police Department
• Cpl Dwayne DeCaires-Romulus Police Dept
• Western Wayne Auto Theft Team
  • D/F/Lt Ed Gerds
  • D/Lt Bill Darnell, D/Lt Rich Hayward,
    D/Sgt Ray Collins
  • D/Cpl. Carl Arnett, Det. Robert Kelch,
    Det. Sam Milanovich,
  • Det. Robert Wellman, Det. Richard Herold, Det. Mark Mitchell

Director’s Award

• Ms. Suzanne Allen
  MAIPF/HEAT (retired)

Bill Liddane Award

• Michael Lewis-Progressive Insurance
  (Michigan State Police retired)

Congratulations to all award winners. For more info, please visit www.miheat.org