The Bridge

In this episode, AJ sits down with Lin Werkheiser, AIC, Vice President of Special Investigations at Command Investigations and a director of the International Association of Auto Theft Investigators (IAATI). Lin explains how organized crews steal heavy equipment and RVs, and what investigators need to know to identify it, trace it and get it back.

In This Episode

• How a conversation on a ski chairlift in 1989 took Lin from police work into insurance investigations

• How organized crews load mini excavators, skid steers and trailers off a job site in about 10 minutes
• The Texas traffic stop where the truck, the trailer and the equipment on it were all stolen

• Peer-to-peer rentals like Outdoorsy, and why a rental that never comes back is a theft, not a civil matter

• The RV that was rented and turned into a mobile meth lab, and what officers should do next

• Why stolen zero-turn mowers keep showing up at dealerships for routine service