Re3 Conference presenting sponsor Digital Recognition Network (DRN) announced on Tuesday that the company is providing its Event Links product to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) free of charge.

Company officials highlighted Event Links, often used by insurance company special investigative units, uses DRN’s vehicle location data to provide evidence of individual and collusive fraud. They indicated the tool successfully helped to identify instances of fraud and criminal action during the trial run for NICB, which led to the ongoing agreement of free usage.

“DRN’s vehicle location data is proving to be an invaluable tool for our agents,” NICB chief operating officer James Schweitzer said.

Using Event Links and the new unique data provided has given us insights into suspected fraud cases — insights that led to the confirmation of fraud and the apprehension of criminals,” Schweitzer continued. “I am excited that NICB investigators will have access to DRN’s solutions and data now that we have seen what it can do.”

In one case, NICB agents were asked to help investigate a string of home burglaries involving stolen jewelry. A police officer identified a suspicious vehicle in the neighborhood and recorded the license plate. The NICB agent entered the plate information into Event Links and was able to provide recent locations where the vehicle had been spotted, which eventually led to the apprehension of three individuals that were implicated in four home burglaries.

“Without Event Links it would have been more difficult for the NICB and its law enforcement partners to solve this case. The license plate in this case was registered to another address, so the vehicle location data was key to tracking down the suspects,” said DRN chief executive officer Chris Metaxas, who will be one of the presenters during the Re3 Conference, which comes at the midpoint of Used Car Week on Nov. 18 in Scottsdale, Ariz.

“We are excited to see the results from the NICB’s use of Event Links and are happy to give them access to our tools and data,” Metaxas went on to say.

DRN’s vehicle location data is comprised of license plate information gathered throughout the United States. DRN’s license plate recognition (LPR) data includes more than 100 million scans per month.