Call for police bike patrols to tackle cycling danger zones

By Jack Dixon, London News Online, January 3, 2017 Police officers should patrol the streets of London on bikes to monitor bad drivers in a bid to improve safety for cyclists, according to a leading Green Party politician. London Assembly Member...

North Bonneville a surprising bike hotbed

A six-person operation, Volcanic Bikes quietly succeeds as bike maker for police By Troy Brynelson, The Columbian, January 3, 2017 Photo:  TROY BRYNELSON/The Columbian NORTH BONNEVILLE — While the town of North Bonneville is still largely a bedroom community...

First responders astride horses and bikes will patrol college football championship crowds

By Tony Marrera, Tampa Bay Times, December 29, 2016 TAMPA — Horse hooves and knobby police bike tires will be out in force when Tampa becomes the center of the college football universe next week. Tens of thousands of football fans are...

Calendar featuring kids’ police-inspired art now available

By Matthew Ferreira, Thursday, December 29, 2016, South Coast Today MIDDLEBORO MA - Just in time for the new year, a free wall calendar sponsored by the Middleborough Police Patrolmen's Union Local #76 is now available at various businesses and other spots...

Fight From Your Bike: Martial Artists Show How

By Adam Ruggiero, November 30, 2016, GearJunkie.com The Israeli special forces have long been the envy of hand-to-hand combat fighters. One Minneapolis studio modified its martial art, Krav Maga, into the first and only defense program specifically for cyclists. ...

Police get specialized bicycles from SLASPA

DECEMBER 16TH, 2016, SAINT LUCIA TIMES Press Release - Castries – Monday, December 09, 2016 – The Saint Lucia Air and Sea Ports Authority’s through its Corporate Social Responsibility Programme on Friday December 09, 2016 donated a total of eight (8) specialized bicycles to...

Questions raised about status of police bike patrols in 2017

By Brier Dodge, Ottawa East News, December 15, 2016 In June 2016, patrol officers took to their bikes to demonstrate a new sonar device. Patrol officers often use bicycles to patrol in high traffic areas, such as Centretown and the Byward Market. As...

Bicycle officer injured in collision with trolley near Sounders rally at Seattle Center

By Evan Bush, Seattle Times, December 13, 2016 Photo:  A trolley hit a Seattle Police bike officer at Queen Anne Avenue and Mercer Street on Tuesday near the Sounders FC march route. (Courtesy Peter Choi) The officer suffered what police described...

Tanger Outlets The Walk donates $12,100 to Atlantic City police

By Lauren Carroll, Press of Atlantic City, December 13, 2016 ATLANTIC CITY NJ — Tanger Outlets The Walk donated $12,100 to the Atlantic City Police Foundation on Tuesday for new police bicycles and bike racks. General Manager Donna Danielson presented the check at...

Brownsville police unveil downtown bike patrol unit

by Pamela Cody, Brownsville Herald, December 14, 2016 Officer Laurie Noriega leads the bicycle unit on a demonstration ride, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016, at police headquarters in Brownsville, Texas. The department officially unveiled the unit whose officers will patrol the downtown area, interact with...