Carnapper-nabbing car

Police in some counties in the United States turn tables on car thieves by using decoys to nail their target.

When the unsuspecting carnapper forces open the door of an attractive car left in some strategic place by law enforcement, a spy camera starts working to film the action. At the same instance, an alarm goes off in the nearby police headquarters. Then, a global positioning system (GPS) device automatically starts monitoring the thief in the car.

Once the arresting team is in pace to make the arrest, they simply send an electronic command to halt the car. At the same the time, the door would lock, giving the carnapper no recourse but to stay inside the car until the arrival of the police.

Honda models, like the Civics and the Accords, and Toyota Camrys are mostly use as bait for these are the most popular items among car thieves in the United States, according to the data of the National Insurance Crime Bureau.