Bait Car

2007

Bait Car

5.7 | en | Crime

Bait Car is an American television series airing on the truTV network.The pilot episode was called Negro Trap, but was changed after protests from the NAACP. The program retains the original name in Asian and South American syndication. The show depicts would-be car thieves caught in the act of auto theft. Police target criminals with a high-tech bait car, rigged with hidden cameras and radio trackers. Viewers are taken along for the ride from the moment the car is stolen to the thief's arrest.

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EP32 Chicago

Oct. 23,2012

Car thieves in the Windy City have a new worst enemy.

EP31 LA-531

Jan. 01,0001

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EP30 LA-530

Jan. 01,0001

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EP29 Chicago

Oct. 16,2012

Chicago Police drop bait cars in the city's toughest neighborhoods.

EP28 Chicago-528

Oct. 23,2012

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EP27 Chicago-527

Oct. 23,2012

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EP26 Chicago-526

Oct. 16,2012

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EP25 Chicago-523

Oct. 16,2012

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EP24 LA

Oct. 09,2012

The T.R.A.P. team hits the streets of the city's toughest neighborhoods.

EP23 LA-523

Oct. 16,2012

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EP22 Chicago-522

Oct. 09,2012

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EP21 Chicago-521

Oct. 09,2012

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EP20 LA-520

Oct. 09,2012

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EP19 LA-519

Oct. 09,2012

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EP18 LA-518

Oct. 02,2012

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EP17 LA-517

Oct. 02,2012

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EP16 LA-516

Oct. 02,2012

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EP15 LA-515

Oct. 02,2012

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EP14 Atlanta-514

Jul. 20,2012

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EP13 Atlanta-513

May. 06,2012

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EP12 Atlanta-512

Apr. 29,2012

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EP11 Atlanta-511

Apr. 22,2012

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EP10 Atlanta-510

Apr. 15,2012

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EP9 Atlanta-509

Apr. 08,2012

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EP8 Atlanta-508

Apr. 08,2012

A word of warning to all potential car thieves in the ATL: Atlanta's finest are out in force with the latest innovation in auto-theft prevention, the bait car.

EP7 LA

Feb. 26,2012

A word of warning to all potential car thieves in the ATL: Atlanta's finest are out in force with the latest innovation in auto-theft prevention, the bait car.

EP6 LA-506

Feb. 19,2012

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EP5 San Francisco-505

Feb. 12,2012

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EP4 Atlanta-504

Jan. 29,2012

A word of warning to all potential car thieves in the ATL: Atlanta's finest are out in force with the latest innovation in auto-theft prevention, the bait car.

EP3 Atlanta-503

Jan. 29,2012

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EP2 Atlanta-502

Jan. 22,2012

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EP1 Atlanta-501

Jan. 22,2012

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5.7 | en | Crime , Reality | More Info

Released: 2007-08-06 | Released Producted By: Departure Films , Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.trutv.com/shows/bait_car/index.html

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Tallagator I loved the show. Maybe, during it's run car thefts may have gone down? Where the vehicles were placed should have had no bearing on a persons decision to commit theft. I love the real life stuff where if, you can't go the time don't commit the crime should applyI saw many characters that had drugs and long extensive histories of taking stuff that didn't belong to them. Racial profiling didn't apply in the cases I saw many were career criminals that deserved to be arrested and convicted of what they were doing.think of the people living in those areas that were affected by the actions of these folks?What about those that come from other places or Cities to target certain neighborhoods?

benjaminhweaver "Bait Car" is a great show. It is both fun and educational. I like to watch this show with my sons, so that they can see what happens when you do the wrong things with your life.***plot spoilers below***The plot is always the same, but it never gets old: a faked arrest leads to leaving the bait car on the side of the road, which is looked over repeatedly by potential criminals, until one of them finally jumps in the car and attempts to steal it. It is a lot like fishing; there is just something thrilling about seeing something take the bait. From there, "unhooking" the "fish" can get interesting. Some try to smash their way out. Some jump crazily around the cabin. Some go quietly. Some even ALMOST get away.There needs to be more shows like this that show how police try to improve their neighborhoods by targeting high-crime areas and remove criminals. The amazing part of this show is that, on "Bait Car", the criminals lock themselves away...the cops just watch the show.

Christopher Papazoglow It goes like this: Assemble your team of cops, take your team and your Bait Car to an area as heavily Black and/or Latino as you can find, drop the car off while making it as obvious as possible that it's unlocked and the keys are in it, and wait for the dumb-ass. Once in a great while that dumb-ass will be other than Black or Latino, but it's obvious that AREAS that are primarily Black and/or Latino is the overriding prerequisite for deciding where to drop the car. You'll watch the featured city's PD "set up" in supposedly "where the car thefts are most-often occurring", but almost never include (for the show,at least) an operation in any high-theft area that ISN'T populated primarily by Blacks and/or Latinos. The show appears to be trying to advance the premise that us White folks aren't committing these crimes as much, by as much as possible avoiding placing the bait where us White folks could see it.

crash21 I don't understand why people have given this show such a low rating. Honestly, I think "Bait Car" might be even better than "Cops", and I'm a big fan of "Cops". These shows teach you that reality shows can be made of truly real-life moments in reality, and not just of stupid games playing around with people's lives.I think "Bait Car" has some really memorable, and comical moments. One classic moment is where the girls take the bait car, get trapped in it and scream "oh my god! we're in a stolen vehicle!" Well, duh it's stolen, you stole it!"Bait Car" really shows you how many people just can't say "no" to a simple car with keys and an open door. And every once in a while, there's a nice ending with someone being honest and locking the car up so it doesn't get stolen, or calling the police to (unknowingly) report their own car.