(KRON) — A theft of the Danville Police Division’s bait bike on Christmas Eve led officers to uncover extra stolen property within the possession of the suspects, in line with authorities.
The bait bike, which is provided with a GPS tracker and utilized by authorities to catch thieves within the act, was positioned in downtown Danville when the police division obtained an alert of exercise at 4:05 p.m. Responding officers tracked the bike to a inexperienced Ford Ranger which was touring southbound on Interstate 680.
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Throughout a site visitors cease, police situated the bike behind the pickup truck, Danville PD mentioned. In keeping with police, different stolen items, together with a brand new Ryobi lawnmower, had been additionally recovered. The suspects, who allegedly had narcotics of their possession, had been all arrested and booked into jail.
(Danville Police Division)
The arrests come shortly after a earlier incident involving the police’s bait bike. On Dec. 16, a person was arrested and booked into jail for grand theft after allegedly stealing the “strategically placed” bait bike, in line with Danville PD.
“The hope is the thieves will target our bike and not a residents,” police mentioned. Authorities advise bicycle house owners to make use of two locks for extra safety, lock up bikes in busy areas, safe each the body and the wheels within the lock and use safety bolts for quick-release elements.
