Implementation bait bike succesful

Until October 2015, the police conducted 843 arrests for theft of a bait bike. The bait bike was used over 1000 times during that period. In 2014, the police made nearly 500 arrests.

The bait bike was equipped with a Track and Trace system to counteract the increasing theft of mostly electric bicycles. In 2015, there were 25,000 e-bikes stolen.

Via: NOS – E-bikes massively stolen, police put in bait bikes

Four steals bait bike in Groningen:

Four bike thieves fled the police on Monday night after a stealing a bait bike

The bait bike was in the city of Groningen. Thanks to the tracking system, the police ended up on the A28. The bike was recovered on the back of a camper in the area of De Punt.