BSO's BAT Unit Turns Up the Heat on Car Thieves

The Broward Sheriff’s Office Burglary Apprehension Team (BAT) is working to put the brakes on High End Auto Theft (HEAT). During calendar year 2020, the BAT Unit made 174 arrests, recovered 69 stolen cars, several of which are pictured in the video, and seized 17 firearms. The total value of the cars recovered is more than $4.3 million. Each day a team of detectives from the BAT Unit patrols the streets searching for thieves who are hunting for high end cars. The thieves are not only proficient at stealing the vehicles; they are part of a ring that disables installed tracking devices, changes the VIN’s and sells them across the state and country. Utilizing exceptional investigative techniques, combined with other BSO’s resources and teamwork from neighboring law enforcement agencies, hardly a day goes by that BAT detectives don’t make an arrest and recover a stolen car. Our BAT detectives are working hard to safeguard the Broward community. Keep up the excellent work! Learn more in our full press release at https://bit.ly/3uoM5qE. #TeamBSO #burglaryapprehension

Added 21 Sept 2026