NAN LIENAN.
>> Anchor: EVERY DAY IN
DETROIT SOMEONE LEARNS IT IS A
INTO.
>> Anchor: TONIGHT THROUGH A
PARTNERSHIP, BETWEEN WAYNE STATE
AND DTE.
YOU WILL SEE FIRSTHAND WHAT
INVESTIGATORS ARE NOW DOING TO
STOP AND CATCH THE THIEVES.
>> Anchor: CONSUMER
INVESTIGATOR HANK WINCHESTER
SHOWS YOU HOW THEY ARE GETTING
IT ALL DOUBLE.
>> Reporter: SURVEILLANCE WE
OBTAINED HELPS TO TELL THE
STORY.
THIEVES AFTER YOUR BIKE.
OR YOUR CAR.
WELL, NOW WE ARE GOING TO SHOW
YOU NEW EFFORT TO STOP CRIMES
BEFORE THEY EVEN HAPPEN.
AND REVEAL WHAT YOU CAN DO TO
PROTECT YOURSELF.
THEY ARE ALL OVER DOWNTOWN, AND
MIDTOWN.
SECURITY CAMERAS KEEPING AN EYE
ON YOU.
WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
CITY IS SAFE.
THESE CAMERAS GIVE INVESTIGATORS
A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE.
AND SOMETIMES THEY CATCH
CRIMINALS IN THE ACT MAKING
THEIR MOVE.
STEALING YOUR BIKE.
OR WORKING TO TAKE OFF IN YOUR
CAR.
>> IT IS NICE TO HAVE A BIKE
THE SAME TIME.
>> Reporter: THESE ARE BAIT
BIKES.
BIKES EQUIPPED WITH HIDDEN
CAMERAS.
CAMERAS THAT SOMETIMES CATCH
IMAGES LIKE THESE.
THIEVES RIDING OFF ON YOUR BIKE.
AND BESIDES THE CAMERAS BIKES
ARE ALSO OUTFITTED WITH GPS.
INVESTIGATORS ABLE TO TRACK THE
CROOKS DOWN.
AND HERE IS MICHAEL LYNCHE,
DIRECTOR OF SECURITY WITH DTE.
>> GPS IS HIDDEN IN A DIFFERENT
LOCATION.
>> Reporter: DTE SET UP BIKES
AND CARS WITH TECHNOLOGY.
PLACING THEM DOWNTOWN AND
MIDTOWN.
PART OF A PARTNERSHIP WITH
POLICE AT WAYNE STATE.
THESE THIEVES.
BUT ALSO TO WARN OTHERS LOOKING
TO COMMIT A CRIME.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF ITEM YOU ARE
LOOKING TO SNAG IS BAIT?
>> WE DON'T WANT YOU TO THINK I
CANNOT GO TO THIS RESTAURANT
BECAUSE I LEAVE MY BIKE IN FRONT
SOMEONE WILL TAKE IT.
EVEN IF I LOCK IT.
>> Reporter: BUT YOU HAVE TO
BE SMART.
>> YES.
>> Reporter: CAR AND BIKE
THEFTS SPIKE IN THE SUMMER.
WHICH IS WHY THESE BAIT BIKES
CRIMES.
CATCH THE CRIMINALS AND SHUT IT
DOWN.
OFTEN TIMES BIKE THEFTS LEAD TO
A LARGER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
>> WE SAW THESE MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS THAT THEY WENT INTO
A BUILDING.
BROKE INTO THE STORAGE LOCKER.
STOLE THE INSTRUMENTS.
>> Reporter: ALL STARTED WITH
A GUY STEALING A BIKE.
>> ALL STARTED WITH A GUY
STEALING A BIKE.
A BIKE.
THIS IS THE FILM.
>> Reporter: WHILE THEY ARE
TRYING TO STOP THE CRIMES YOU
CAN REDUCE YOUR CHANCE OF
BECOMING A VICTIM W BIKES AND
CARS NARK WELL LIT AREAS.
DO NOT LEAVE ANY VALUABLES IN
YOUR CAR.
THE BIKE.
AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE LOCKED
AND SECURE.
AS FOR PRODUCTS THAT REALLY
WORK.
FOR BIKES GPS TECHNOLOGY IS A
GAME CHANGER.
TRACKERS RANGE IN PRICE FROM
JUST $10 TO MORE THAN 100.
DUTY.
LIKE THIS KRYPTONITE LOCK THAT
SELLS FOR, ROUGHLY, $100.
THERE IS ALARMS THAT BLAIR WHEN
A LOCK IS TAMPERED W AS FOR YOUR
VEHICLE.
NOTHING BEATS A WHEEL LOCK THAT
MAKES IT VIRTUALLY GOBBLE DRIVE
YOUR CAR.
THERE ARE GPS TRACKERS THAT CAN
BE INSTALLED.
ALARMS IF YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT
ALREADY EQUIPPED.
STILL THE BEST DEFENSE IN MOST
CASES JUST BEING SMART.
AND KNOWING YOUR SURROUNDINGS.
GAME.
YOU GET OUT IN FRONT OF A GROUP
OF PEOPLE.
PUT A NEWSPAPER OVER THE LAPTOP.
THAT'S NOT SMART.
WE PUSH AWARENESS.
VIDEOS.
CRIMES ON TAPE.
WE WILL PUT IT TO HELP ME HANK
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