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disseminating pawn, consignment and buy information, develop a more efficient method of <br />comparing reported stolen property lists with pawned, consigned or sold items and reduce the <br />work hours needed to collect, enter and retrieve information about pawned, consigned or sold <br />property. <br /> <br />Although the employment of automated pawn systems is a relatively new alternative to the <br />traditional methods of reporting and investigating pawn shops and secondhand dealers, it is not an <br />alternative that has been untried. Currently several law enforcement agencies within the United <br />States and Canada are using some form of an automated pawn system to assist them in their <br />investigation of pawn and secondhand dealer transactions. Many of these systems are stand-alone <br />systems with limited cross-jurisdictional application that have been developed by the individual <br />agencies to meet their specific needs. <br /> <br />After the examination of several available automated reporting systems and reviewing submissions <br />of RFP’s, Lane County, the City of Eugene and the City of Springfield initiated a pilot project for <br />the automated reporting of used merchandise transactions to law enforcement. Business Watch <br />International (BWI) was the automated reporting system selected to participate in the pilot <br />project. Their system provides the internet-based program for collecting, storing and delivering <br />transaction information gathered in pawn shops and secondhand goods businesses. The <br />automated reporting system links police services to a real-time database that displays information <br />on transactions occurring in pawn and secondhand businesses. Pawn and secondhand businesses <br />enter every transaction on computer which is faster and more economical than with any paper <br />method. All information is transferred by Internet into the vendor’s database. Police Services <br />using BWI have round-the-clock access to a database that covers jurisdictions across the country. <br /> <br />Initially, four secondhand stores agreed to participate in the pilot project. By FY05, seven <br />secondhand stores were participating in the pilot project. During the course of the three-year <br />pilot project, BWI modified their automated reporting system to address the specific needs of <br />both law enforcement and secondhand businesses, making the system more effective locally. <br /> <br />In March of 2004, representatives of law enforcement from Lane County, Eugene and Springfield <br />jointly developed a proposed Used Merchandise Dealer Ordinance that updated current practices <br />and procedures, including the use of automated reporting. Upon completion of the draft Used <br />Merchandise Dealer Ordinance, business owners were invited to attend a meeting to discuss the <br />proposed ordinance and automated reporting systems with representatives of three law <br />enforcement agencies and the vendor, Business Watch International. <br /> <br />Following an analysis of comments and suggestions made by the used merchandise dealers, <br />several of the suggestions were incorporated into the draft ordinance. In October of 2004, used <br />merchandise dealers and owners were invited to attend a second meeting to discuss the revised <br />ordinance. At the conclusion of the second meeting more stores were supportive of the project <br />and the three law enforcement agencies agreed to proceed with the adoption process. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />SUMMARY OF CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY USED MERCHANDISE DEALERS <br /> <br /> <br />
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