North Bay suspect takes the bait, caught stealing bike
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A new effort to catch bike thieves in North Bay has proven successful on the first try, police say.
A new effort to catch bike thieves in North Bay has proven successful on the first try, police say.
In response to the more than 100 bicycles reported stolen so far in 2023, North Bay Police Service said in a news release Friday it has launched a new "bait bike" project.
The effort serves dual purposes: deter bike thieves and catch suspects in the act of stealing a bicycle.
It didn't take long to catch the first suspect.
"Despite the initiative being launched later than anticipated, we immediately saw results with the bait bike being stolen and one person being charged with theft and breach of probation," Insp. of operations Jeff Warner is quoted as saying in the news release.
The 38-year-old male suspect was arrested on Worthington Street on Dec. 9, Const. Merv Shantz told CTVNewsNorthernOntario.ca in an email.
He was released from custody on an undertaking.
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