BALTIMORE, MD—The Regional Auto Theft Task Force (RATT) was honored for its work in keeping communities safe at the third annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Friday.

The event, themed “Praying for Peace in the Community, Remembering the Dream,” was hosted by Operation P.U.L.S.E. (People United to Live in a Safe Environment) in partnership with Johns Hopkins Public Safety and Zion Baptist Church. RATT members received the P.U.L.S.E. Community Award in recognition of their collaborative efforts to combat auto theft in the region.

RATT, established Jan. 2, 1995, by the Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. The task force recovered about 1,330 vehicles valued at more than $20 million in 2024. The Maryland Vehicle Theft Prevention Council considers RATT its “most prominent success.”

Operation P.U.L.S.E. is a crime prevention initiative dedicated to reducing crime and violence in the East Baltimore community, partnering with Johns Hopkins Public Safety.

This article was written with the assistance of AI and reviewed by a human editor.