H.E.A.T tips had celebrated 23 years of success last month. Help Eliminate Auto Thefts (H.E.A.T) is a vital resource in Michigan for law enforcement, insurance companies and citizens to help decrease auto theft related crimes. Started in 1985, it has recovered nearly $49 million in stolen property and has arrested more than 3,200 suspects involved in auto theft rings, chop shops, carjacking and fraudulent car theft. H.E.A.T provides a confidential and convenient way to report information.

H.E.A.T works with Michigan law enforcement agencies to follow up on tips. Tipsters are awarded up to $1,000 if the tip leads to the arrest and prosecution of a suspected car thief and $10,000 is awarded to tipsters if they give information of a suspected theft ring or chop shop operators. It rewards nearly $2,000 to tipsters for information leading to the issuance of a warrant for a carjacking suspect.