Hey, Steal This Bike

Tuesday, 03 September 2013 | by Pat's Picks

Cops in Philadelphia are trying a new tactic to thwart would-be bike thieves, says the Daily News: they are letting them steal bikes. The police department has placed several “bait bikes” around the city that sit unattended and unchained until someone tries to remove them. When they do, a cadre of undercover cops watching nearby swarms the thief and nabs him. Cops say they’ve made more than a dozen arrests using the new tactic and plan to add GPS trackers to the next generation of bait bikes so they can track thieves back home in hopes of uncovering more stolen bikes.

SOURCE: Philadelphia Daily News