inside. the man forced his way in with a gun, tied up family members, sexually assaulted her and stole her car. the whole terrifying ordeal has left this community on edge and neighbors are pulling together. the thing about it is this is kind of a quiet neighborhood. so not too much happens and this is the first incident in a long time that has happened. so now we all have to be on alert and watch each other when we go out in the morning. reporter: this we re showing you is surveillance photo released by montgomery county police of the suspect in those two home invasion cases in montgomery county. there are similarities at the prince george s county suspect description right down to the clothing. one more note, the car stolen this morning in that home invasion, prince george s county police recovered that about 7:00 tonight in temple hills. they are going over it looking for clues hoping to be able to track down the suspect before he strikes again. d.c. police looking for
he videotapes all the action. what do you do with the video if you catch someone? we would submit this to the court. that would be played as evidence. reporter: an undercover transit officer lays the bait, a $3,800 bike. it s out in the open unlocked, an invitation for thieves. sergeant williams rolling on it all. i think he spots that. reporter: last wednesday afternoon police say the bait bike lured in some bad guys. there was two suspects adults and they were acting in concert. they had identified the bike. when they thought everything was clear, one subject looked out and the other one tried to take the bike. reporter: the bike is rigged to malfunction. so catching the thieves doesn t take long. officers arrested both men. me some of the same metro transit officers are routinely riding the rails conducting similar sting operations. officers are serving as decoys, displaying iphones and other electronic equipment to catch criminals who might otherwise be target