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Vernon police to add four e-bikes to force with $21K grant from the Gary Sinise Foundation
By Eric Bedner,, Journal-Inquirer, September 20, 2023 The Vernon Police Department is getting a grant from the Gary Sinise Foundation to purchase four new e-bikes. Photo: Sandra Diamond Fox / Hearst Connecticut Media VERNON CT — The police department is set to double...
Riding along with the Wilmington Police Department as part of their E-bike program
By Tanner Blue, WWAY, September 20, 2023 Watch the video: https://www.wwaytv3.com/riding-along-with-the-wilmington-police-department-as-part-of-their-e-bike-program/ WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Wilmington Police Department is adding more bike officers to the streets and using new ways to get to hard to...
Providence implements emergency medical service bike unit for overdose prevention
by NBC 10 NEWS, September 20th 2023, 2:21 PM EDT Photo: Providence Fire Department file image. (WJAR) Providence Mayor Brett Smiley announced Wednesday that the city will implement the Providence Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Bicycle Unit. The mayor&rsquo...
Pilot EMS bike unit launches in downtown Providence
by: Alexandra Leslie, WPRI, September 19, 2023 Watch the video: https://www.wpri.com/target-12/pilot-ems-bike-unit-launches-in-downtown-providence/ PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Every weekday afternoon — weather permitting — a pair of Providence firefighters hit the streets on bicycles as part...
Erie Police get new e-bikes from Sinise Foundation donation
by: Chelsea Swift, Your Erie, September 18, 2023 The Erie Police Department is now equipped with electric bicycles thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation. Actor and philanthropist Gary Sinise donated about $30,000 to the Erie Police Department, which spent the...
Dorchester County EMS Bike Team In Full Effect
By WBOC, September 21, 2023 Photo by WBOC. CAMBRIDGE, MD. - First responders in Dorchester County are rolling with some new wheels. The Dorchester County EMS bike team is ready to roll. There are 10 members of the team where two trauma...
Toronto bylaw officers will swap out cars for bikes as part of new pilot program
The city is launching a new pilot program that will see a group of bylaw enforcement officers swapping out their cars for bikes. (City of Toronto/ X) By Codi Wilson, CTV News, September 22, 2023 The city says a handful of bylaw...
‘Fentanyl nexus’: Portland police’s bike squad faces ‘explosion’ of open-air drug use
Drugs make up overwhelming majority of Portland police's bike squad activity By Hannah Ray Lambert Fox News, September 23, 2023 ‘Fentanyl nexus’: On the streets with Portland police’s bike squad As Portland reckons...