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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Cop cardboard cutout used to cut crime

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts – As part of an effort to cut crime at the Alewife MBTA subway and bus station in Cambridge, transit police placed a cardboard cutout of a police officer in the bicycle cage.

Hundreds of people use the racks daily.

Deputy Chief Robert Lenehan says the fake cop, along with video cameras and a new lock, has cut bike thefts by 67 percent.

It’s also a money saver.

Lenehan estimates it would cost $200,000 a year to have an officer watch over the cage full-time. Full Article

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