Police: Man Caught Stealing His Third Bait Bike
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – An alleged serial bicycle thief just won't learn his lesson, police say.
Saturday, the Sacramento Police Bike Unit tweeted that they had caught another suspect who chose the wrong bicycle to steal – one of the department's "bait bikes."
As officers discovered, the suspect was known to them from the two other times they say he stole a bait bike (the last time being back in early April).
The suspect was identified as John Kirkman. He allegedly stole the bike from the downtown Sacramento area, police say.
Summer months tend to see an increase in bicycle thefts, police have said. As CBS13 reported back in May, thieves have gone so far as scaling walls to steal bicycles off of balconies.
Bait bikes are one of the ways the police department tries to deter potential thieves. The bikes often have a GPS device attached, allowing officers to easily hone-in on a suspect.
