At HEAT, we suggest you report criminal activity as soon as possible. In addition to doing a favor for yourself and your fellow drivers, you might collect a HEAT award of up to $25,000. That's enough to buy yourself a new car! A year of college! Or five hundred dates--dinner included!

To be eligible for a reward, all you have to do is provide information that leads to an arrest for auto theft-related offenses, including the theft of vehicles (over 18,000 vehicles are stolen in Virginia each year) or their parts (in excess of 25,000 thefts of vehicle parts are reported annually).

The number to call is 1-800-947-HEAT. You may remain anonymous and still collect a reward.