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[[Tru TV]] [[Reality Show]] that follows police auto theft squads as they plant "bait cars" (police-owned cars rigged so they can be shut down via remote control).
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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: The bait car itself needs to be heavily modified at substantial expense to work properly, and when it is placed, apprehending the people driving off with it requires about a dozen officers on duty. After all that, the criminals are often charged with misdemeanors (unlawful driving/taking of a vehicle) and not felonies (grand theft auto). In one case, the judge dismissed the charges entirely, arguing that the methods the cops used in their particular baiting counted as entrapment.
* [[The Alleged Car]]: A few of the bait cars. L.A. has a '90s beige Camry with bad-taste aftermarket chrome rims. Not a ''bad'' car per se but hardly worth doing hard time for.
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