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Security officers on bikes patrol Hard Rock Sioux City casino
by Dave Dreeszen, Sioux City Journal, July 19, 2015 Photo: Security officer Abraham Padilla rides a bicycle through the parking lot at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City Wednesday. The downtown casino recently created a bike patrol. SIOUX CITY |...
Ride-by saviour on wheels
Blackpool Gazette, July 17, 2015 Photo: PCSO Ryan White with the defibrillator for police bikes donated by Pam Bailey from the Adam Appeal A new life-saving device will be used by police in Blackpool town centre in a first for the...
Summertime Has Bike Patrol Policing Local Parks and Retail
By Adriana Aguilar, Castlerockco.com, July 21, 2015 Photo: Left to right: Bike Patrol Officers, Renee Tremaine and Chad Stoneking, at Metzler Ranch Park for this year’s fireworks display Residents might have noticed the Castle Rock...
New Bike Patrol Allows Aurora Police to be More Accessible, Chief Says
by MIKE LESKO, Aurora Advocate, July 15, 2015 Aurora OH -- After it hadn't been used much in recent years, the local police department has revived its bike patrol program this summer at the recommendation of Chief Brian Byard. The bike...
In Vietnam, police patrol on bicycles to build rapport with residents
TUOI TRE NEWS, July 13, 2015 Police in a province in southern Vietnam have recently taken up bicycle rides during patrols in a bid to be on friendly terms with local residents. Approximately 50 police officers pedaling their bikes along rugged paths has...
Harrisburg bike patrol officers working midnight shift nearly hit by Jeep, twice
by Christine Vendel, Pennlive.com, July 13, 2015 HARRISBURG- Two Harrisburg police officers on bicycles were nearly hit by a vehicle early Monday after they tried to investigate suspicious activity, police said. The officers were riding in the 1300 block of Thompson...
Boise’s bike patrol team keeps an eye on our favorite recreation spots
BY CHADD CRIPE, Idaho Statesman, July 11, 2015; PHOTOGRAPHY BY KATHERINE JONES Zach Powell is more likely to need a bell and a dog leash in his new job with the Boise Police Department than a siren or handcuffs. Powell is the...
Police Officer on Bicycle Injured in Sherman Oaks Collision
By Kelly Goff and Angie Crouch, NBC News 4 Southern California A police officer patrolling on a bicycle in Sherman Oaks was injured in a traffic collision July 1, 2015. Updated at 6:40 PM PDT on Wednesday, Jul 1, 2015 A police officer...