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Bait Vehicle Sting Operations Net Huge Arrests
Bait Vehicle Sting Operations Net Huge Arrests.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n\nWOODBRIDGE, ON, March 7 /CNW/ - BSM Technologies Inc, (GPS: tsx-v)\n(http://www.bsmtechnologies.com) a leading provider of high security vehicle\ntracking and surveillance solutions congratulates both the California STANCATT\nand Texas RATTLER auto theft programs, whose bait vehicle initiatives, which\nutilize BSM technology, recently netted over one-hundred arrests each and have\nsignificantly reduced auto theft rates in each of their respect jurisdictions.\nIn California, the Stanislaus County Auto Theft Task Force (STANCATT)\ndeployed their bait vehicles between October 27th and November 19th, 2005\nresulting in 79 auto-theft arrests during that period, 68 of them in the bait\nvehicles. Following these impressive results, thefts county-wide during\nDecember were down 34 percent from the previous December, a period that\ntraditionally has a high number of auto thefts. State-wide, over 100 \nbait-vehicle related arrests were made during this same period testifying to\nthe success of this unique type of auto-theft program. \"When implemented\ncorrectly, bait cars can produce many arrests in a short amount of time;\nsometimes even at the same time if placed in the right location. I have\npersonally witnessed three bait cars all stolen at the same time in the same\ncity,\" stated Officer Blake Schnabel of the California Highway Patrol.\nIn Dallas Texas, the Regional Auto Theft Tracking & Law Enforcement\nResponse (RATTLER) bait vehicle initiative has resulted in over 100 arrests\nand over 60 convictions as of January 31, 2006. The arrestees have a combined\ntotal of 428 prior arrests demonstrating the success of bait vehicle programs\nin apprehending experienced thieves. As of December 31, 2005 auto-thefts in\nDallas were down 10.52%. So far during January of 2006, auto theft is down\n18.87%, during a month that traditionally has the second highest auto theft\nrates.\nRobert M. Bryant, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National\nInsurance Crime Bureau, the nation's premier non-profit organization fighting\ninsurance fraud and auto theft, said, \"The National Insurance Crime Bureau\napplauds the efforts of the RATTLER team in Dallas, TX and the STANCATT team\nin Modesto, CA as they employ the latest technology to reduce auto thefts\nwithin their jurisdictions.\"\nBoth the California and Texas bait vehicle p...