May Pen, Santa Cruz police get new bicycles

Saturday, March 04, 2017, Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica — Officers from the May Pen Police Station in Clarendon, and the Santa Cruz Police Station in St Elizabeth each recently received eight new bicycles courtesy of the CIBC First Caribbean International Bank. In...

Cops take to bikes to nab driving offenders

By Kate Fielding, The West Australian, 2 March 2017 South West traffic police have fined more than 20 drivers for using mobile phones or not wearing seatbelts during an “unusual” operation in the Bunbury CBD last week. Officers swapped their cars...

‘Sweat with the Police’ raises funds for new trail bikes

by Mike Donahey, Times-republican, FEB 26, 2017 T-R PHOTO By MIKE DONAHEY Marshalltown YMCA-YWCA Group Bicycling Instructor Rob Cooper, left, is joined by Marshalltown Police Officer A.J. Accola during the “Sweat with the Police” event in Studio 1 at the...

Warrnambool police will be out on the beat on bikes, as part of the newly re-instated cycle unit

By Rachael Houlihan, the Standard, 8 Feb 2017 Warrnambool AUS.  RAIN, hail or shine, Warrnambool police will be out on the beat with members on bikes as part of the newly re-instated bicycle unit. Bike unit officers picked up their...

London Police Will Pose as Cyclists to Catch Unsafe Drivers

Watch out, that cyclist you’re cutting off could be a cop. By FEARGUS O'SULLIVAN, The ATlantic CityLab, January 27, 2017  Photo: A police officer demonstrating the safe distance for overtaking clearance (West Midlands Police) London drivers beware:...

Akron police still waiting on bikes, riot gear from RNC

By Akron Beacon Journal, January 27, 2017 Akron police officers who helped out at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this summer have not yet received bikes and fitted riot gear they were promised. Police spokesman Lt. Rick Edwards said the department...

Changes coming to Martinsville police bike patrols

By Paul Collins, Jan 29, 2017, Martinsville Bulletin MARTINSVILLE VA — The Martinsville Police Department recently restructured, putting community-oriented policing and community outreach under what is now the community resources unit, said police Sgt. Ben Peters. That means instead of the bike...

Bike Medics Bring Speedy Emergency Care to Patients

Photo:  Paramedic Ryan Winchell of West Park Hospital EMS shows off mountain bikes used by the hospital’s Bike EMS Team in Cody, Wyoming. Hundreds of bike medic units have cropped up across the U.S.© The...

Charles City Police Department getting new bikes

By Megan Hoffman, KIMT,  January 19, 2017, 11:28 pm CHARLES CITY, Iowa – The Charles City Police Department has a new way to get around town. The division received more than $4,000 in grant money from the Floyd County Community Foundation. They...

Bringing “BuRT” to South Carolina

by Joseph R. DuPree, PCI #1599-B University of South Carolina Division of Law Enforcement The capabilities of police bicycle patrol have evolved, and the demand for bike patrol teams has never been greater.  As an example, during the 2016 Republican...