West Coast state sheriff's bait bike sting snares dozens of alleged thieves in just months

At slightest 34 radical person been arrested aft Oregon sheriff’s deputies deployed bait bikes successful an effort to drawback suspected thieves targeting stolen property, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) said Tuesday. 

The cognition was launched successful mid-April 2026, placing the specially equipped bikes successful aggregate locations crossed Aloha, a assemblage westbound of Portland, arsenic portion of an effort to combat theft.

Officials said the maneuver has proven effectual successful little than 3 months, with the bait bikes repeatedly stolen and rapidly recovered by deputies — resulting successful dozens of arrests.

"The bait motorcycle has been repeatedly stolen and, soon after, recovered by deputies, starring to arrests," the sheriff’s bureau said successful a statement.

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Authorities confiscate dozens of bikes successful California. (California Highway Patrol - Golden Gate Division)

The programme reportedly utilized accepted upland bikes equipped with concealed GPS tracking devices and alarms, which were placed successful high-traffic areas wherever thefts were much apt to occur. 

Graveyard deputies monitored the bikes during their overnight shifts, allowing them to rapidly respond erstwhile the bait bikes were taken. 

"When the motorcycle is taken, the alarm notifies the deputies monitoring the beacon, and they determination successful to retrieve the stolen bike," the sheriff’s bureau said. 

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A antheral rides a motorcycle done the downtown conception connected Oct. 06, 2025, successful Portland, (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Nearly 3 twelve radical person been arrested done the operation, with respective suspects allegedly recovered to person outstanding apprehension warrants oregon successful possession of controlled substances.

WCSO encouraged bicycle owners to unafraid their bikes successful harmless locations and support records of their serial numbers to assistance deputies investigating thefts.

Bicycles are secured to a extortion rack successful an undated photo. (Jean-Yves Ruszniewski/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

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"Sheriff’s Office deputies proceed to look for ways to support Washington County harmless and clasp exertion arsenic a instrumentality to amended nationalist safety," WCSO said. 

Residents who witnesser suspicious enactment tin interaction non-emergency dispatch astatine 503-629-0111 oregon telephone 911 erstwhile appropriate.