Cycle patrolling of Delhi Police gone for a toss

By Prateek Chauhan, Tribune News Service, New Delhi, April 8 The plan of the Delhi Police, which purchased 65 high-end bicycles for Rs 10,000 each for patrolling in the trans-Yamuna area, has gone for a toss. The trans-Yamuna considered most crowded locality and...

Patrolling on two wheels

By Denise Ellen Rizzo, Tracy Press, April 4, 2018 Photo: Officer Graham Hawkinson makes his way up the stairs behind City Hall during the second day of bike patrol training Tuesday. He is one of five volunteers who have joined Tracy Police...

From cops on bikes to ice candy, rosary

By NINI B. CABAERO, Cebu SunStar, April 2, 2018 BISIKLETA IGLESIA. Members of the “Bisikleta Iglesia” team, led by Senior Inspector Jovito Labra (holding leaflets), get ready to conduct patrol operations around Cebu City on Tuesday (March 27, 2018). (Photo courtesy of...

IPMBA Board Openings Announcement 2018

Four seats on the IPMBA Board of Directors will be up for election/re-election at the 2018 IPMBA Conference in Saint Louis, Missouri.  This is the official notice for those who may be interested in serving on the IPMBA Board. ...

Tu-Be or No Tu-Be: Is That A Question?

by Allen Daniels, SCI #032 Bowdoin College (ME) Department of Public Safety Have you heard of this new trend in tires called tubeless?  Are you wondering if they are for you or your department? We ride year round here at...

Freetown Revlr and Roughneck Helmets

by Andy Shiu Lake Forest (IL) Police Department Bike helmets are designed for one primary purpose – to help protect the wearer’s head from injury.  However, the typical bike rider doesn’t wear their helmet for...

eMTBs:  To Use or Not to Use in Public Safety

by Clint Sandusky, former PCI #849/EMSCI #159 Riverside (CA) Community College District Police Department (Ret.) Bikes (electric pedal-assisted bikes) are becoming more and more prevalent.  They’re being ridden by the recreational and transportation cyclists, at MTB races, and...

EMS Cyclists Can Do It, Too

by Wren Nealy, PCI #860-B/EMSCI #154-B Cypress Creek (TX) EMS IPMBA President Since the beginning of IPMBA, Police Cyclists have been trained to ride their mountain bikes anywhere they could walk.  Negotiating urban obstacles, riding up and down...

IPMBA and EMS Cycling

by Tom Harris, EMSCI #861T-B/PCI #030T-B East Baton Rouge (LA) EMS IPMBA Vice President When I took my first IPMBA Course in 1996 – as an EMS cyclist taking the Police Cyclist Course under the watchful eye of Steve Jackson ...

Saint Paul Police’s Bike Cops for Kids:  First Year Lessons Learned

by Jason Bain, PCI #1046-B/EMSCI #278-B Saint Paul (MN) Police Department IPMBA Treasurer Turning the calendar to November, winterizing the bike fleet, and releasing officers to off-season assignments has provided me the opportunity to reflect on lessons learned from...