IPMBA News
Gears & Gadgets: What Should be in Your Toolbox?
As I write this article, I am three days away from shoulder surgery and looking at a six-month recovery, including six weeks in a sling. Needless to say, I have a bit more time on my hands for doing...
Old Orchard Beach man donates bikes to police, international students
by WGME TV 13, July 15, 2017 Old Orchard Beach Police say Girard has consistently donated bikes for years. (Old Orchard Beach Police) OLD ORCHARD (WGME) -- Friday, Old Orchard Beach police expressed thanks to a local man who works to improve his...
Additional Police Bicycle Patrols Rolling Into Hamden
By Dan Corcoran, NBC Connecticut, July 13, 2017 Hamden CT -- More police officers will be riding on two wheels in the town of Hamden. The police chief said the department's expanded bike patrol unit is ready to roll. Grace...
Bikes let Yakima police get closer to public
By Donald W. Meyers, Yakima Herald-Republic, July 13, 2017 Shopkeepers waved and said hello as Yakima Police Officers Lyn Thorn and Claudia Padilla patrolled the North Yakima Historic District along North Front Street. But Thorn and Padilla weren’t driving a...
A bike trailer full of free helmets keeps kids safe — and connects them with cops
By MARA H. GOTTFRIED, Pioneer Press, July 8, 2017 Photo: St. Paul Police Officer Jason Bain practices hand signals with Angela Namatali, 10, and talks to her about bike safety as part of a new program called Bike Cops for Kids...
Glenwood cops to bike during bridge closure
By Alex Zorn, the Citizen-Telegram, July 8, 2017 John Stroud / Post Independent | Post Independent Photo: Glenwood Springs Police Officer Levi Blount tries out one of the police department's new electric-assist bicycles that will be used heavily during the upcoming Grand...
Morgan City Police Department begins bike patrol
Posted: Jul 04, 2017 7:17 AM EDT Updated: Jul 04, 2017 7:17 AM EDT Photo: MCPD Bike Patrol Division / Courtesy of Morgan City Police Department Facebook page Morgan City LA -- The Morgan City Police Department has announced it has begun patrolling the...
IMPD officers go on bike patrols to keep families safe on Fourth of July
By Vi NguyenPublished: July 4, 2017, 11:23 pm INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Some officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department spent this year’s Fourth of July going on bike patrols across the city from downtown to the east side. ...