Gardaí use undercover tactics to combat 'Dublin problem' of bike theft

Gardaí have launched a new pilot scheme using "undercover bikes" to bait thieves to steal them - so they can follow suspects with the aid of GPS trackers.

Gardaí use undercover tactics to combat 'Dublin problem' of bike theft

Gardaí have launched a new pilot scheme using "undercover bikes" to bait thieves to steal them - so they can follow suspects with the aid of GPS trackers.

New figures show there were 6,750 bikes reported stolen across the country last year, and more than 2,000 reported stolen already this year.

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