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Campus Safety Innovation: Bait Bike

Wheels of misfortune; bicycle thefts are rarely solved but UW-Madison campus police are trying a new deterrent
08/06/2008 | The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin)

University of Wisconsin-Madison police are taking extra steps to keep bikes safe from thieves. Under the new "Bait Bike" program, the police have equipped decoy bikes with GPS devices around campus. When the bike is stolen, police follow the GPS signal and try to catch the thief. Typically, bicycle thefts rarely lead to recoveries or arrests. However, under the new program, 18 people have taken the bait since May, leading to 18 recoveries and 16 arrests.

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Full post as published by LexLibris on August 25, 2008 (boomark / email).