FOR YEARS, APD HAS BEEN USING BAIT CARS TO CATCH AUTO THIEVES. NOW, THE DEPARTMENT IS USING TECHNOLOGY TO NAB SO-CALLED PORCH PIRATES. OFFICER SIMON DROBIK SAYS, WITH THE HELP OF WALMART, AMAZON, AND RING…BAIT PACKAGES WITH TRACKERS INSIDE WILL BE USED AROUND TOWN TO CATCH CRIMINALS. HE SAYS IT’S MUCH LIKE APD’S BAIT CAR PROGRAM.
DROBIK SAYS DOZENS OF PEOPLE HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO HAVE THE BAIT PACKAGES PLACED ON THEIR PORCHES. HE SAYS MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY BEEN VICTIMIZED BY PORCH PIRATES.
