Bait car
(German: Klau ein Köderauto GEH IN DEN JAIL) Wall advertisement announcing the bait car program in a parking garage in Vancouver .
A decoy car, also known as a decoy car, is a groomed vehicle used by police in the United States, Canada, and England to catch car thieves.
The vehicles have been rebuilt and a. with GPS tracking and audio / video monitoring and can be remotely monitored and controlled. An emergency stop switch can be installed in the vehicles, which allows the police to switch off the engine and lock the doors to prevent the perpetrators from escaping.
In Germany, this procedure is not practiced by the police, as it is an inducement to commit a criminal offense . Private individuals, on the other hand, can convert their car into a bait car in Germany.
Procedure
The bait car, which is often stocked with valuables to attract the attention of thieves, is parked in areas with high car theft rates. In some cases, the vehicle is simply parked unlocked with the ignition key or with the engine running. As soon as the car is stolen, the police are alerted immediately. The police can monitor the vehicle or send control commands to the vehicle, e.g. B. turn off the engine, lock the doors or blow the horn. Live streaming audio / video equipment can be installed to determine how many people are in the car, what they are up to and whether they are armed.
In 2010 the Anti-Vehicle Crime Association of Minnesota awarded the Minneapolis Police Department an award for their bait car program, which had been running for 12 years at the time. In 2002 a similar project under the Minneapolis program was started in Essex, United Kingdom.
The largest fleet of bait vehicles in North America based on the Minneapolis model is operated by the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT) based in Surrey, British Columbia , Canada. Surrey was named the "Car Theft Capital of North America" by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2002 . The program, launched in 2004, has resulted in a 55% decrease in car thefts.
Bait cars can be used as part of a so-called "honey pot" as an incentive for potential offenders. In this way, the police can succeed in arresting people who have not yet appeared as car thieves.
Bait cars on reality TV
The use of bait cars is featured in numerous documentary and reality television programs such as: B. in " COPS " and "World's Wildest Police Videos". They were the main topic of the "Court TV" -, now " truTV " - series with the title "Bait Car" (= bait car).
Web links
- BaitCar.com - Official website of IMPACT's bait car program in British Columbia . Also includes on-board videos of stolen bait cars.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Car thieves caught in the act
- ↑ Attention car thieves: Otherwise you could appear at "Hidden Camera" ( Memento from May 17th, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ The Minneapolis Police Department Approved Lure Car Program ( page no longer available , search web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ BBC News
- ^ CTV News article
- ↑ IMPACT car theft prevention ( memento of April 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ TruTV - Bait Car
