Bike patrol, more officers key factors in PPD’s crime fighting strategy

By Shelbie Harris, Idaho State Journal, May 17, 2018Top of Form Pocatello police patrolman and lead bike instructor Kevin Nielsen, right, and Blaine County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Schiers ride their bikes through a slalom course set up at Holt...

Chicago Police Expanding Bike Patrols as Tourist Season Kicks Into Gear

By Natalie Martinez, NBC News 5, May 16, 2018 With the spring season in full swing, visitors to Chicago can expect to see more officers on bikes as new deployments will begin this weekend. On Wednesday, police announced the increased patrols, which...

RCMP Are Out Biking This Summer

By Derek Craddock, May 14, 2018, discoverairdie.com This morning (May 14th), members of the Airdrie RCMP shared their plans this Spring and Summer for the RCMP’s Bike Patrol. Cst. Erika McGrattan has been a part of the Bike Team...

SAPD bike officers teach mechanics to special needs students

By Krista Torralva, Staff Writer, San Antonio Express News, May 15, 2018  Photo: Kin Man Hui, Staff / San Antonio Express-News SAPD Bike Patrol Officer Steve Bazany (right) works with Paul Perez on bicycle brakes as Edgewood ISD and San Antonio police...

New Community Policing Strategy Ready To Roll Out

Bike, Foot Patrols Begin Next Month  By Tom Robb, the Journal & Topic,  on May 16, 2018 A new force of non-sworn Niles police community service officers will hit the streets on foot and bicycle early next month...

Getting into gear: Kentville Police trains to patrol with bicycles

By Sara Ericsson, Kings County News, May 11, 2018  Photo: Kentville Police Service officers put it in gear with their bicycles after participating in a training course led by Cst. Sam Côté, lead instructor of the force's...

Police get on their bikes to put brakes on Aberdeen crime rate

by Dale Haslam, Aberdeen Evening Express, May 11, 2018 A new police unit is having results tackling crime in Aberdeen city centre. Police have introduced a unit of officers on bicycles, allowing them to get places quicker than on foot and...

More Greek policemen on…bikes - Innovative way of city policing

By Lida Filippakis / Independent Balkan News Agency,  Published on: 11-05-2018, 12:52 It's not a novelty for the rest of Europe or to be more exact and fair for many other European cities but in Greece it...

Traverse City Police Department Receives Electric Assist Bikes for Patrol Officers

By Jeremy Erickson, 9 & 10 News, May 10, 2018    A new tool donated by some local businesses will help Traverse City police officers get around a little easier this summer. Thursday morning Brick Wheels presented the Traverse City Police Department with...

Full throttle: Federal Way Police Department outfits officers with electric bikes

Photo:  Federal Way Police Department Officer David Johnson, left, and Officer Ben Tseng, who are assigned to the department’s bike team, show off the two electric bikes the department purchased in November. HEIDI  The bicycles provide...