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KPD officers undergo bike patrol training; police hope to reduce crime
By Elizabeth Kuebel, July 28, 2017, WJHL KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – Kingsport police will soon have more officers patrolling the streets on bicycles. Seven police officers spent dozens of hours training this week, allowing them to ride their bikes while patrolling...
Paterson police now have a bike but no bike patrols
by Joe Malinconico, Paterson Press, February 21, 2017 PATERSON NJ – A BMW dealership based in Rochelle Park has donated a “high-tech bicycle” to the Paterson Police Department. But city law enforcement officials aren’t sure what they...
Cops Hit the Sidewalks, Parks on Two Wheels
By Brandi Makuski, Stevens Point City Times, July 26, 2017 Photo: Former Police Chief Kevin Ruder – before he was police chief – conducting bicycle patrol circa 1991. (Courtesy SPPD) Residents in Stevens Point expect to see police officers in squad cars...
Krav Maga on Bicycles
The Growler, July 25, 2017 by Patrick Strait; photo by Ryan Siverson From the battlefields of Israel to the bike paths of Minneapolis, a team of self-defense instructors are teaching cyclists to protect themselves Gail Boxrud began thinking about the need for...
La Palma relaunches Police Department’s bicycle patrol unit
By BRIAN WHITEHEAD, Orange County Register, July 19, 2017 at 2:40 pm Photo: Dylan Cook of the La Palma Police Department rides a new bicycle on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Contributing Photographer) La Palma CA -- The...
Longview police’s bicycle unit helps officers increase community visibility
By Clare McCarthy , Longview News-Journal, July 21, 2017 Longview TX -- Officers Drew Allison and Alex Chorba rode their bicycles across the city Friday, meeting people and establishing connections within the community. "There are multiple areas that I think benefit...
Elizabethtown Police Department expands bike patrol
Police say being on bicycle aids communication with residents By Mary Alford, the News-Enterprise, July 24, 2017 Officers of the Elizabethtown Police Department are cruising around town more, but not in patrol cars. EPD has begun increasing its bike...
Military veterans to patrol Detroit on bicycles
George Hunter, The Detroit News, June 22, 2017 Travis Peters volunteered to serve his country, and is now doing the same for his city. Peters, who served in the U.S. Army during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, is one of 21...