Experience

AB Forensics Ltd
• Canada
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Vehicle Forensic Specialist

  • Jan 2021 - Present


ACE Auto Crime Expertise: Consulting & Investigations INC.

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2020 - Present

  ACE Auto Crime Expertise: Consulting & Investigations INC. Assisting Police and Insurance agencies with vehicle and marine investigations. Provide Expert Evidence for criminal and civil court cases. Speaker and Instructor for Police & Insurance Conferences and Seminars Phil Ens (VPD Detective Retired) * 24 years Auto Crime Investigator * Vehicle Fraud * Qualified Expert by B.C. Courts * Vehicle Identification from CCTV * Vehicle Identification (VIN) * Auto Theft Techniques (Modus Operandi) Phone : 778-772-3232 Email: ace.consultingandinvestigations@gmail.com Website: autocrimeexpertise.com Show less



Vancouver Police Auto Crime Enforcement (ACE)

• Qualified Expert: Identification of characteristics,make & model of vehicles

  • Apr 2016 - Present

  During the past decade, CCTV evidence has played an important role in identifying suspects involved in criminal and terrorist activities. In many of the video and photos captures vehicles are observed transporting the suspects or leaving the scene of the criminal offence. This has lead to the request of identification of these vehicles by investigators to assist in helping to identify possible suspects and enable warrants to be obtained for tracking and/or audio devices as well as surveillance by speciality units to gather enough evidence for charges.During the past 4 years Detective Phil Ens has been using his 20 years of auto theft experience and personal car collecting knowledge and experience to assist lead investigators in the identification of vehicles involved in burglaries, robberies, sexual assaults and homicides. Regina vs Jones and Stewart Supreme Court of British Columbia Judge Catherine WedgeApril 2016 : Detective Phil Ens identified the suspect vehicle used in this 1st degree murder incident from September 2009. A Voir dire for Detective Phil Ens’s expertise on the identification of vehicles was put before the court with cross examination by defense. Supreme Court Justice Catherine Wedge deemed Detective Phil Ens a Qualified Expert in : Identification of class characteristics of cars and identification of make and models of cars. Show less

• Qualified Auto Theft Expert

  • 1996 - Present

  Detective Phi Ens is a Qualified Auto Theft Expert recognized by the courts of British Columbia. Detective Phil Ens examines auto theft tools and prepares expert reports for evidence in court. Detective Phil Ens testifies to the modus operandi and tools used for auto theft related investigations. His expertise expands outside the Vancouver Police and also provides expertise for outside agencies, RCMP; Abbotsford Police, West Vancouver, New Westminster Police Police and consults with numerous US Police agencies.Detective Phil Ens instructs Auto Theft methods and investigative tools and techniques for auto theft courses and conferences including the Canadian Police College (C.P.C.)( Western Advanced Auto Theft Course) and Western States Auto Theft Investigators (WSATI).Detective Phil Ens also instructs seminars for specialty divisions of Police agencies.Recent instructor for 2015 IBC/Peel Regional Police vehicle identifier course.Instructor for NICB ( National Insurance Crime Bureau) seminar March 2016Consultant for IBC , PATNET symposium red Deer Alberta, March 2016Detective Phil Ens and the Auto Crime Enforcement (ACE) division has also developed and implemented programs to help prevent and deter auto theft.The distribution of free anti-theft devices (clubs) to the owners of vehicles on the top 10 stolen list.The distribution of free immobilizers for vehicle's owned/or operated for the special needs residents of Vancouver. Show less

• Detective

  • 2000 - Jun 2020

  Vancouver Police Auto Crime Enforcement (ACE) unit investigates various forms of auto crime related offences. ACE is part of the largest "Bait Car" program in North America. These includes not just vehicles, but ATV's , boats. heavy machinery, trailers and all types of property. ACE are one of the few agencies using RFID and GPS technology for the tracking and recovery of property assets. Laptops, mountain bikes, TV's and almost any type of property. This technology has assisted in not only recovery of the stolen property but other property stolen by the suspect or purchased by the "fence". ACE also provides expert vehicle identification for agencies in the Greater Vancouver area as well as training on the new street methods of auto theft. ACE also provides investigation and expertise for marine theft. ACE installs and programs covert GPS units to assist investigators in complex auto theft, marine and property investigations.ACE trains and instructs at the Provincial Police Academy on auto theft investigations. Ace assist s the CBSA (Canadian Border Services Agency) with vehicle identification on export and importation. The ACE unit for the Vancouver Police is very diversified with their investigations with numerous tools to assist with their complex investigations and assisting VPD's other divisions and outside agencies.Detective Phil Ens has been featured on several TV programs including CBC Marketplace "Grand Theft Auto", and its follow up program. CBC Marketplace on Carfax deception by used car dealerships. Local cable networks programs on auto theft features.Detective Phil Ens educates the public every Christmas through local media which has also been carried nation wide on theft from auto methods and how to prevent the theft of your Christmas presents. Detective Phil Ens dresses in attire to bring a comical yet serious message about this type of theft. In 2011, this featured Detective Ens and his partner Detective Wong as the Green Hornet and Kato. Show less

• Officer

  • Oct 1984 - Jun 2020

• Detective

  • 1996 - 1999

  Surveillance team on suspects involved in various criminal activities. Surveillance on suspects and arrest on criminal offence.

• Constable

  • 1984 - 1996

  General duties in law enforcement1984-881991-1996

• Detective

  • 1988 - 1990

  Surveillance team on suspects involved in various criminal activities. Surveillance on suspects and arrest on criminal offence.