IPMBA News
Minot firefighters to create EMS bike patrol
by Jill Schramm, Minot Daily News, November 29, 2023 Watch a video: https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/12/05/minot-fire-department-adopt-ems-bikes/ A $30,000 grant from the Minot Junior Golf Association has accelerated the Minot Fire Department’s plans for a future Emergency Medical Service (EMS)...
Police Receive E-Bike Donations and Launch Safety Campaign
By MediaWize, OCNJ Daily, November 17, 2023 From left, Ptl. Mike Gray, Sgt. Chris Vivarelli, Capt. Clint Helphenstine, Chief Bill Campbell, Matt Krumins of Tuckahoe Bike Shop, Ptl. Kayla Ricci, and Ptl. Jack Davis display the new e-bikes. (Photo...
Police are now using e-bikes to catch people on e-bikes
By Micah Toll, Electrek, November 15, 2023 - 6:58 am PT Photo: LAPD police electric bikes Electric bicycles have seen growing adoption rates among law enforcement agencies, where they have proven to be both nimble enforcement vehicles and an effective way to...
Gears & Gadgets: Shifter Replacement
by David Cohen Maryland National Capital Park Police Reserve Unit We’re nearing the 40th anniversary of one of the most overlooked components on a public safety bicycle – the trigger shifter. Shimano introduced the Rapid Fire in 1984...
Laconia rolls out new ebike patrols
By ADAM DRAPCHO, THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Nov 13, 2023 Photo: Laconia Police Chief Matt Canfield, left, and School Resource Officer Bryan Moynihan are shown here with one of the department's five Recon Ranger ebikes, which have been used...
Burglar rolls bike patrol; 10 bikes stolen from San Antonio Park Police storage room
Fence around Brackenridge Park bike storage room was found cut on Nov. 6 By Garrett Brnger, KSAT, November 13, 2023 Watch the video: https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/11/13/burglar-rolls-bike-patrol-10-bikes-stolen-from-san-antonio-park-police/ San Antonio – A thief took San Antonio Park Police...
AFP helps Samoan police patrol go mobile
By Australian Federal Police, November 11, 2023 The AFP has donated eight electronic bikes (e-bikes) and provided specialised bicycle training to Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services (SPPCS), giving Samoan police another tool to keep their communities safe. The AFP, through the...
Bicycle Patrol 2.0: Strengthening safety and accessibility in Zaporizhzhia
By EU Neighbors East, November 1, 2023 Photo: A police bicycle patrol in Zaporizhzhia. Photo: UNDP in Ukraine / Artem Poznanskyi Parks, squares, fountains, pedestrian areas – anywhere that is hard to reach by car – can be especially unsafe if...