bait car

bait car
A vehicle used as a decoy by police to help apprehend car thieves, often equipped to be tracked by GPS and to be disabled remotely.

The whole premise behind the police departments "bait car" program is to entice an auto thief to take the rigged automobile and get caught.


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  • bait car — car which the police places as bait and uses it in order to allure and tempt car thieves into stealing it …   English contemporary dictionary

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  • bait — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse beita; akin to Old English bǣtan to bait, bītan to bite more at bite Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks b. tease 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • Police car — Two Peel Regional Police police cars near Mississauga, Canada …   Wikipedia

  • Live Bait — Infobox Album Name = Live Bait Type = Live album Artist = The Arrogant Worms Released = 1997 Recorded = October 1996 through January 1997 Genre = Comedy Length = Label = Arrogant Worms Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = C est Cheese (1995) …   Wikipedia

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