Significant progress has been made since spring 2017 in making ScrapTheftAlert.com (STA) readily available to law enforcement across the country.
- ISRI has partnered with the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) to host STA as a service provider on the RISS network.RISS receives funding from Congress and is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance.
- STA is also now accessible through the Law Enforcement Enterprise Portal (LEEP) administered by the Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) division of the FBI.
Why it’s important: Although STA has always been available through the ReMA website and at ScrapTheftAlert.com, it is now an investigative tool directly available through the RISS and CJIS networks. More than 117,000 law enforcement officers in nearly 9,000 agencies are members of the RISS network. LEEP has over 60,000 registered users. While there certainly may be some overlap here, the numbers are nonetheless significant. Since RISS and CJIS are available to law enforcement their access and registrations with STA have improved significantly since May.
Be Aware: Along with increased visibility may come increased scrutiny. More officers are becoming aware of STA and of the "industry" itself. However, the very availability of STA through RISS and LEEP gives STA, itself, and to some extent, the scrap recycling industry, legitimacy in the eyes of law enforcement. Contact Brady Mills for more information.
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