IPMBA News
City firefighters to receive $90K for wellness, specialized programs
By Jason Morton / Staff Writer / Tuscaloosa News / Posted Oct 24, 2018 City leaders have advanced almost $90,000 in funding requests for the Tuscaloosa Fire and Rescue Service. Approved unanimously on Tuesday by the council’s finance committee, $20,756.82 of this...
Police riding high thanks to new bikes from Neighbourhood Watch
by Greg Gliddon, the Courier, October 25, 2018 Police have taken possession of two new bikes which were bought through funds raised by Neighbourhood Watch. Picture: Lachlan Bence BALLARAT Neighbourhood Watch has donated two new bicycles to police for their bike patrol...
Online fundraiser for OPD bike patrol
By WOWT Channel 6, October 17, 2018 Police officers are back on two wheels to patrol the pavement on Omaha public trails. "It's nice to know that there's people there watching,” said Jim Haley, who visits Stinson Park in Aksarben...
Aksarben Elmwood Park Neighborhood Association raising money for new Omaha police patrol bikes
The group hopes to purchase two bikes for OPD By Alexandra Stone, KETV 7, October 18, 2018 OMAHA, Neb. — A growing area of Omaha wants to see more police pedaling their streets, but there is a need for more patrol bikes. Residents...
Bicyclists May Use Full Lane
By Carlton Reid, Forbes Magazine, October 12, 2018 Photo: British cyclist "taking the lane", as advised in poster (inset) by UK Department for Transport-CARLTON REID The simple answer to why cyclists ride in the middle of “traffic lanes”...
Affinity Plus partners with Duluth Fire Department on bicycle EMT unit to support public safety
Unit debuts at 2018 NorthShore Inline Marathon By Kate Lee, Affinity Plus FCU, September 19, 2018 Photo: The new Bicycle EMT unit in Duluth debuted last weekend at the NorthShore Inline Marathon, courtesy of a partnership between Affinity Plus Federal Credit Union...
Omaha police hear cyclists’ concerns, will continue to patrol trails
By Alia Conley / Omaha World-Herald , Sep 20, 2018 Photo: An Omaha police officer from the southwest precinct poses for a photo along the Keystone Trail. OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT Omaha police said they will continue to patrol bike trails after cyclists...
Calamvale Police get on their bikes!
By Senior Constable Danielle Bright, my police Centenary, Sep 28, 2018 The Calamvale Police Station has recommenced bike patrols in the local Police Division with Senior Constable Jamie Williams and Constable James Ross deploying for operational bike duties...