The bait might be a Toyota, Honda or Acura. It looks like any other car, but it's not. It's abandoned in a neighborhood plagued by a rash of car thefts. If and when - usually when - a thief ...

Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a world-renowned AI scientist and consultant. Bait cars are said to be the equivalent of a four-wheeled mousetrap. In case you’ve never heard the expression “bait cars ...

The reality TV show “Bait Car” is supposed to catch car thieves in the act. Undercover cops park a rigged car on the side of the road, conspicuously leaving the keys inside, while a television ...

DuBois had read about a police department program that uses bait cars rigged with audio and video recording equipment and engines that can be shut off with the push of a remote button to nab thieves.

This case from April 2022 involves the same person, who is now the first suspect arrested under the SFPD's new bait car campaign. "We try really hard to catch people doing, you know, these car ...

In 2004, imitating a program developed in Minnesota, the CHP decided to go fishing for thieves with bait cars. Nondescript vehicles are wired with hidden cameras and a VCR, along with a GPS ...

As for how APD decides to place bait cars, Barnard said, “I mean, so generally, I know we’ve talked about Duke City stats before, so we do weekly analysis of where every vehicle is stolen in ...

The department shared a video with KOAT of six juveniles stealing a bait car and going for a joyride across the city. On Wednesday, Dec. 27 around 9 p.m., Albuquerque officers are alerted of ...

But, some good news -- the SFPD says the number of car break-ins is down 5% from the same time last year, and they credit the use of bait cars. The I-Team's Dan Noyes has been looking into the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – More auto theft suspects are behind bars, thanks to a recent Albuquerque Police Department bait car sting.So, just how successful is the over-decade-long bait car program?