Neil Belland: Hockey Player to PCI

Neil Belland was born April 3, 1961, in Parry Sound, Ontario.  He grew up in Britt in the early 60’s, skating and playing hockey on the Magnetawan River.  He and his brothers took to the game, playing it for...

Toronto International Bicycle Show 2016

by Gary Strang, PCI #1457 London (ON) Police Service IPMBA Membership Coordinator The Annual Toronto International Bicycle Show was held March 4-6, 2016, at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, in Toronto, Ontario.      I attended the show...

Two Thumbs Up for TOGS

by Joe Ralston, PCI #1249 Topeka (KS) Police Department I have been a  full-time bike cop for seven years with the Topeka Police Department and a PCI since 2011.  I truly believe I have the greatest job in the world;...

Mobile Man USA Elecware

by Jared Williams, PCI #1214 Tacoma (WA) Police Department IPMBA Industry Relations Committee This set of wearable speakers was given to me in January 2016 for test and evaluation.  The retail packaging contained the speaker vest, charging cable, and instructions. The...

UPD trains officers from other universities for bike patrols

by James Levinson | Staff Writer, the George Washington University Hatchet, Issue: September 26, 2016 | News Media Credit: Hatchet file photo by Dan Rich | Photo Editor UPD officers are taking the lead in training other universities' police departments on...

Recent violent crimes prompt more police patrols on S. Grand

POSTED 10:15 PM, SEPTEMBER 23, 2016, BY ERIKA TALLAN, Fox 2 News Saint Louis ST. LOUIS (KTVI) - You'll be seeing more St. Louis police officers patrolling popular business districts on bikes and on foot for the holiday season. Starting in...

Bikes on patrol in Maryborough

By Senior Constable Melanie Ryan, Sep 23, 2016, My Police Maryborough Maryborough-QLD-Australia - With the start of the school holidays, Maryborough community members might see their local police not only patrolling in their usual marked police vehicles, but also patrolling on two...

Stowe police bike patrol good for safety, community connections

By Caleigh Cross | Stowe Reporter, September 22, 2016 Stowe VT -- Is it less intimidating for a police officer to approach you wearing a blue polo shirt and pedaling a bike than to glimpse the dreaded blue lights in your rear-view mirror? ...

SPD officers partake in Police Mountain Bike training course

By ABC 7 WWSB, September 21, 2016 Photo courtesy of the Sarasota Police Department SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Several officers with the Sarasota Police Department are completing an intense training program involving mountain bicycles. This week, SPD officers were selected to partake in...

Old Town bike EMTs ease 911 call crush

By Jason Pohl, The Coloradan, September 19, 2016 (Photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan) They stage with their yellow vests and bicycles outfitted with medical bags at Trimble Court, waiting for someone to over-estimate their alcohol tolerance at Old Town'...