Brian Cantele and Todd Myers Ride Into Retirement
IPMBA Instructors Brian Cantele (PCI #909) and Todd Myers (PCI #1118) have retired from the West Hartford Police Department after more than 20 years of service. Throughout their tenure as IPMBA Instructors, they have trained hundreds of police cyclists, holding them all to IPMBA’s high standards.
Brian attended the IPMBA Police Cyclist Course in 2002 and was certified as an IPMBA Instructor in 2006. He attended the 2006 and 2019 IPMBA Conferences, earning medals in the IPMBA Competition both years. The 2006 photo of him riding circles around Orville Wright in Dayton has graced IPMBA publications throughout the years.
Todd attended the IPMBA Police Cyclist Course in 2004 and was certified as an IPMBA Instructor in 2008. He attended the 2008 and 2019 IPMBA Conferences. Todd was awarded a 2005-2006 Bureau of Justice Assistance Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor for his heroic actions during a crash involving 20 vehicles. He was also the recipient of the 2014 Polygraph of the Year Award from the Connecticut Polygraph Association.
In the words of fellow IPMBA Instructor Kevin Harrison, PCI #1497, “Both these instructors made the [IPMBA] Police Cyclist Course well known across Connecticut and beyond, and truly took pride in every aspect of the course. I personally have learned a lot from both these men and hope to keep the bike program going strong despite their departure.”
West Hartford Police Department has had a longstanding relationship with IPMBA established by IPMBA Instructors Scott (Brad) Welton (PCI #009, retired), Jeffrey Glaude (PCI #047, now with Farmington Police), Stephen Estes (PCI #048, retired), and Paul Melanson (PCI #077, now with Farmington Police). We look forward to welcoming the “next generation” of IPMBA Instructors from West Hartford Police Department.
(c) 2020 IPMBA. This article appeared in the 2020 Board Issue of IPMBA News.