Police Have Ploy To Catch Bike Thieves
12/08/2008 06:12
Attention, bike
thieves.In a new program on the UW-Madison campus, university police are planting Global Positioning System satellite units on bikes to catch thieves in action.
This summer, police have arrested 16 people through the program.
Here's how it works: Officers conceal a small GPS unit on a bike, strategically planted somewhere on campus. If someone moves the bike, police can use the system to track it and radio to an officer to make an arrest.
Budget Bicycle is providing the bicycles for the program, which are switched frequently so as not to arouse suspicions among professional bike thieves, police said.
Details here.
SINC SAYS:
Sneaky. Very sneaky indeed, but is sure does the job.
