Mavti douglas m. mcCallister achievement award criteria

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The MAVTI Douglas M. McCallister Achievement Award is a living namesake award in honor of retired Michigan State Police (MSP) Lansing CID Auto Theft Unit member D/Sgt. Douglas McCallister, who served twenty-five years with the MSP and retired in 2000 and is a founding member of MAVTI in 2001. Doug then went on to serve as the MAVTI Training Coordinator from 2001-2010. D/Sgt. McCallister was well known and respected by his law enforcement peers, and was one of the best vehicle theft investigators, and vehicle identification experts in the United States.

Nomination criteria for this prestigious award must meet the follow:

1. Nominee must be an MCOLES licensed police officer in good standing
2. Nominee can be either uniform or plain clothes assigned
3. Nominee has shown excellence in the fight against vehicle theft during the current fiscal year (2024-25)
4. Nominee initiated an outstanding vehicle theft investigation(s) and/ or has performed a high-level of patrol activity as it relates to vehicle theft and recovery, or nominee gave his/ her life in the line of duty while assigned to a vehicle theft task force, or during the course of a stolen vehicle related incident.
5. Nominee must be nominated by a work site direct supervisor, Chief, Sheriff, or Post Commander
6. Nominations shall be submitted to MAVTI via email at MAVTI_Training@yahoo.com no later than October 15th, 2025