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'Bait bike' scheme nets 4 arrests after string of thefts in Garden City, West Kildonan

Winnipeg police arrested four people earlier this month using a "bait bike" scheme after dozens of bikes were stolen from the Garden City and West Kildonan areas in recent months.

Winnipeg police catch suspects in the act outside hot spots in neighbourhoods that reported spike in thefts

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A stock photo shows a bike theft. Winnipeg police say they used a decoy bike in areas where businesses reported many recent thefts, and caught four individuals in the act stealing or trying to steal bikes on Sept. 14. (Corepics VOF/Shutterstock)

Winnipeg police arrested four people earlier this month using a "bait bike" scheme after dozens of bicycles were stolen from the Garden City and West Kildonan areas.

Several businesses in the areas submitted police reports, and police also worked with businesses that had video surveillance of bike thefts in recent months.

One gym indicated about 100 bikes were stolen from outside the business since June, police said in a Thursday news release. 

On Sept. 14, police placed a decoy bike in several areas near businesses in the neighbourhoods that reported multiple recent thefts.

Two men were arrested for attempting to steal the bike, while two other males were arrested for "casing bikes with bolt cutters," police said. One of the latter was a suspect in the bike thefts near the gym.

The police service encouraged Winnipeg victims of property thefts to submit reports online, saying those reports help pinpoint high-crime areas and determine where they should focus resources.

They also suggest registering your bike, so that if it is stolen and located investigators can more easily arrange to return it.

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