Watch Your Car
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The Watch Your Car decal program is a free, voluntary program whereby vehicle owners enroll their vehicles with the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority. The vehicle is then entered into the Motor Vehicle Department (MVD) database and participants receive decals for their front and rear windows. By displaying the decals, vehicle owners convey to law enforcement officials that their vehicle is not usually in use between the hours of 1:00 AM and 5:00 AM, when the majority of auto thefts occur. In addition, by enrolling in the Watch Your Car Program, vehicle owners also authorize law enforcement officials to stop their vehicle at any time during the day or night within one mile of the border, if there is a suspicion that the vehicle is being illegally operated.
If a police officer witnesses the vehicle in operation between these hours, they have the right to stop the vehicle and verify it is being legally operated by the rightful owner.
The Watch Your Car program is part of the three layers of protection against automobile theft. The other two steps to protect your automobile are Window V.I.N. Etching and steering wheel locks. The Globe Police Department offers free Window V.I.N. Etching. Click on the quick tab on our home page for more information.
To receive your Watch Your Car application come visit us at the Globe Police Department located at 175 North Pine Street. You can also visit the Arizona Automobile Theft Authority at www.aata.az.gov
