Fort Worth police bring mementos home from GOP convention in Cleveland
Members of the Fort Worth Police bike patrol RODGER MALLISON STAR-TELEGRAM
BY MARIA RECIOAND ANNA M. TINSLEY, Star-Telegram, July 24, 2016
Some of the Fort Worth police officers who went to Cleveland to help with the Republican National Convention are bringing something home.
New wheels.
Thanks to a program through the Justice Department and the city of Cleveland, 12 members of the Fort Worth Police Department Central Division Bike Unit who helped with crowd control at the convention are getting new mountain bikes.
“We’re very fortunate that was part of the program,” Fort Worth police spokesman Sergeant Marcus Povero said. “Being able to get brand new bikes really helps our unit get contemporary equipment without having to rely on our support group or the taxpayers of Fort Worth.”