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Why do police do bait cars?

A bait car, also called a decoy car, hot car, or trap car, is a vehicle used by law enforcement agencies to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars. The vehicles are modified with audio/video surveillance technology, and can be remotely monitored and controlled.

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Decoy car used to catch car thieves

Mural publicizing the Bait Car program in a Vancouver parking garage

A sign warning of a police trap car deployment area, in the United Kingdom A bait car, also called a decoy car, hot car, or trap car, is a vehicle used by law enforcement agencies to capture car thieves or thieves who steal items from cars.[1] The vehicles are modified with audio/video surveillance technology, and can be remotely monitored and controlled. Those set up to catch car thieves may include GPS tracking. A "kill switch" may be installed in the vehicle allowing police to remotely disable the engine and lock all doors, preventing escape. A car set up to catch thieves who steal items from cars may be disabled so that it cannot be started and have specially prepared "bait property".

Overview [ edit ]

The bait car, often filled with valuable items to draw attention to it, is typically parked in a high-auto-theft area. In usual cases, the vehicle is simply left unlocked with the keys in the ignition.[2] If the car is set up to catch car thieves, when the car is stolen officers are immediately alerted, and can monitor the vehicle and send commands to control it such as disabling the engine, locking the doors or honking the horn. Live audio or video streaming devices may be installed allowing law enforcement personnel to determine how many suspects are in the car, what they are planning and if they are armed.[3] If the bait car is set up to catch thieves who steal items from cars, it may be monitored by video from a central location. The bait property, such as a tool kit or gym bag, will also be set up so it can be tracked and monitored. Bait cars can be used as part of a honey trap, a form of sting operation, in which criminals not known to the police are lured into exposing themselves. Unlike a sting operation that targets a known or suspected criminal, a honey trap establishes a general lure to attract unknown criminals. Bait cars are not considered entrapment because they merely afford criminals the opportunity to steal the car; entrapment constitutes law enforcement persuading or encouraging a person to commit a crime that they would not have committed otherwise.

By location [ edit ]

British Columbia [ edit ]

The largest bait car fleet in North America, which employs the Minneapolis model, is operated by the Integrated Municipal Provincial Auto Crime Team (IMPACT), based in Surrey, British Columbia. Surrey was designated the "car theft capital of North America" by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in 2002.[4] Their bait car program was launched by the Vancouver Police in 2002 and has contributed to a 55% drop in auto theft since then.[5][6][7]

Minnesota [ edit ]

In 2010, the Anti-Vehicle Crime Association of Minnesota presented an award to the Minneapolis Police for its Bait Vehicle Program, which had been running for twelve years at the time.[8] In 2002, the Minneapolis program inspired a similar project in Essex in the United Kingdom.[9]

In mass media [ edit ]

Bait cars (and the stings they are used in) have been featured in numerous documentary and reality television programs, including COPS, World's Wildest Police Videos, and Jacked: Auto Theft Task Force. They were also the exclusive focus of the TruTV television series Bait Car.[10]

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Why is it called spyder?

The name originates from before cars were even a thing. Whenever you see the word "spider" (sometimes "spyder") tacked onto the end of a car's name, you likely think it's just a fancy word for roadster. These days, several manufacturers tend to use the term "spider" to denote a drop-top version of a car.

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Whenever you see the word "spider" (sometimes "spyder") tacked onto the end of a car's name, you likely think it's just a fancy word for roadster. These days, several manufacturers tend to use the term "spider" to denote a drop-top version of a car. But how did the word spider become synonymous with convertible cars? Well, here's a history lesson. The terminology originated before cars actually existed, according to Carfection's Drew Stearne. The spider name dates back to the 1800s, when a horse-drawn carriage was the main mode of transportation.

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These carriages (also sometimes called "Phaetons") came in many different shapes and sizes. There were cargo-bearing carriages, people-movers, and lightweight, less cumbersome carriages which, thanks to their looks, came to be known as spiders. As you can see from the picture above, these carriages have a smaller body and large wooden wheels with thin spokes, which sort of look like spider legs. Once cars came around, this naming scheme transferred over to lighter, more agile, sporty vehicles, often with no roof over the cockpit. It's stuck ever since. As for the difference between "Spider" and "Spyder," that may just come down to the manufacturer's preference. As Stearne points out, Ferrari used Spyder in the past, but has switched to Spider for cars like the 488. Porsche still uses the Y for it's most hardcore Boxster variant, while carmakers like McLaren and Fiat use the "I" version. This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

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