IPMBA News
Are We Done Yet? Reflections of a Tired Host
by Tom Breen Ogden PD (UT) 2002 IPMBA Conference Chairman O.K., O.K., it took a few days, but I finally realized everyone was gone and I didn't have to be here or there or making sure people were...
Competition 2002: Feeling the Burn at 4000 Ft.
By T.J. Richardson, PCI #139T San Antonio Police Department IPMBA Vice President Congratulations to the winners of the 2002 IPMBA Obstacle Course Competition! The competition, held on May 11, 2002, was the final event of the 12th Annual IPMBA Conference and...
Bike Patrol Uniforms and Equipment: We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
by Officer Kirby Beck, Coon Rapids Police Department Near the end of the 19th century, many large police departments used bicycle patrols as a regular part of their police function. An 1896 study by the Pittsburgh Police Department reported,...
Firearms Training for Police Cyclists
by Officer Lou Ann Hamblin Van Buren Township Department of Public Safety In recent years, there have been a number of documented police cyclist involved shootings and other associated deadly force encounters. By tracking these encounters, trainers have been able...
Pedaling into Community Policing
by Christopher Davala, Maryland State Police During the 1990's, police agencies became increasingly involved with community policing, a trend that continues today. Community policing can be described as a proactive approach to crime-fighting, designed to reduce crime, disorder, and the...
Police Bicycle Use in Crowd Control Situations
Mike Goetz Seattle Police Department The Seattle Police Department started using bicycles in police work in 1987 and has employed them in a variety of ways. It recent years, it has begun to use the bike patrol to handle crowds. As...
LAPD’s Bicycle Rapid Response Team
by Don Hudson Los Angeles Police Department Tactical Team. That is probably the last image that comes to mind when considering police on bikes. When most people think of bicycle mounted police officers, they think Kiddie Cop, Community Officer, D...
Get Creative, Get Funding
By Philip Saladino, PCI #449/EMSCI #046 Gretna Police Department (LA) So they tell you that they just don't have the money to get the equipment that you requested, or your bikes are getting too old and need to be upgraded....