Bait Cars Help Put Dent in Duke City Auto Thefts

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE EMPLOYING MORE BAIT CARS AROUND THE CITY…AND THAT’S SAID TO BE ONE OF THE REASONS FOR A BIG DROP IN AUTO THEFTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2018. APD’S SIMON DROBIK SAYS BAIT CARS ARE BEING USED IN AREAS THAT ARE HOT SPOTS. HE SAYS IT’S SPECIFIC TO WHERE CRIME IS OCCURRING AND WHERE POLICE SEE AN UPTICK IN STOLEN VEHICLES.

DROBIK SAYS WITH BAIT CARS, POLICE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND LOCK IT…ALLOWING OFFICERS TO GET THE THIEF INTO CUSTODY. THERE WERE MORE THAN 3-THOUSAND AUTO THEFTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2018…BUT THAT’S DOWN ALMOST 16 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO.

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