IPMBA News
Station 7 leads way in use of bikes to get to remote spots
By JOHN NORTON, the Pueblo Chieftain, November 18, 20110:07 [Fire Department Engineer Travis Allee and Capt. Barb Huber load bicycles on the back of a fire truck at Sunset Fire Station.] A Pueblo fire engine can be at the scene of most...
Police on bikes meet protestors on bikes: Smiles, dialogue ensues
By Jonathan Maus (Publisher/Editor), Bike Portland, November 17th, 2011 Police officers and supporters of the Occupy protests chat, while police in riot gear arrested protestors inside a bank this afternoon in downtown Portland. (Photos © J. Maus) At today...
Bike patrol provides watchful eye, aid to police
By Nathaniel Lee, Nov 9, 2011, Philadelphia Tribune Members of Eastwick Bike Patrol join state representative Ronald G. Waters, far left, and officer Joe Young, right, with members of the Eastwick Bike Patrol recently. — PHOTO BY NATHANIEL LEE Crime in the...
Hold Fast or Die
by David Millican, PCI #1006 Denton (TX) Police Department The 2011 IPMBA Conference in Richmond, Virginia, was a great success. Each year the conference provides members with a vendor show, during which many new and inventive items are placed on...
Operation School’s Out
by Kieran Sawyer, PCI #1192 Milwaukee (WI) Police Department What could make for a better display of police presence than a parade of 87 police officers on bicycles rolling through neighborhoods? For two days at the beginning of this summer, the...
Final Four 2011: VCU Police Use Bicycle Teams to Quell Riots
by Kyle Frail, PCI # 1238 Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department Before March Madness 2011, many across the country had never even heard of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), an urban campus located in the heart of Richmond City. It has a diverse...
Competition 2011: Challenge of Challenges
by Kurt Feavel, PCI #539 University of Wisconsin-Madison PD (Retired) Each year I am amazed by complexity of the competition and the tenacity of the competitors. This year was no exception. On a course designed by Tom Woods, Gary...
Things That Make You Go Hmm
by Mitch Trujillo, PCI #244/EMSCI #248T Boulder (CO) Police Department Education Director - IPMBA Board These highly innovative products have features that should be distinctly beneficial to public safety cyclists. They have been trialed over a three month period. ...