Police Lose "Bait Car" When GPS Fails To Work

From AllHeadlines.com

Matthew Borghese - All Headline News Staff Writer
Dallas, TX (AHN) - Police in Texas have lost a car intended to catch thieves.

Known as a "bait car," police install special equipment in a vehicle and leave it around for a thief to steal.

However, Dallas police say the GPS location unit failed, and now the car's gone without a trace.

Lt. Rick Watson of the Dallas Police Department tells the Associated Press, "The GPS system tells us where they are at and how fast they are going."

"We want the car stolen. Yes, we do. But, then we want it recovered with the individual that stole it."

Also, police don't want to give away any info on the car, as doing so would make it almost impossible to use again if its recovered.

"Really what we are hoping for right now is the individual that took it - doesn't realize what he has," said Watson.