Damnit Portland, SF is on the ball - why aren't you?

From SFPD, Bike Coalition Teaming Up To Track Down Thieves:

Bike thieves, beware. The next time you ride off into the sunset with that new ten-speed Schwinn, the boys in blue might be on your tail.

Although the San Francisco Police Department has come under fire regarding many issues lately, a new anti-theft plan hopes to quell gripes about them being soft on bike burglars. That's because the Department will be teaming up with the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition to conduct a sting operation with the hopes of tracking down criminals who steal bikes and peddle them online.

"It's very preliminary at this time, but it's basically bike thieves beware because if they steal a bike in this city, it will probably be tracked," said Officer Albie Esparza.

The sting operation pilot program will begin later this summer and will target the Richmond district, according to Esparza. A decoy bike will be set up with a transmitter and once it is stolen, police will be able to track the bike to the person in possession of it. The SFPD will also continue keeping an eye out for stolen bicycles on Craiglist and in Bay Area pawn shops.

NYT just did a piece on this, SF's got theirs in the works -- do you hear me Portland? Get on with it - you're supposed to be the uber-bike town, so act like it already. Get a bait bike program up and running.