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Calgary cop teaches Ukraine’s new police force how to protect and connect atop two wheels
By DAMIEN WOOD, Calgary Herald, August 7, 2016 It was exactly what veteran Calgary police officer Sgt. Katrina O’Reilly had wanted to see — new Ukrainian mountain bike patrol officers making an impact on the public. While Olympics-bound athletes...
Greeley’s bike patrol officers show the public police can laugh, be friendly
By James Redmond, Greeley Tribune, August 4, 2016 A FUN SUMMER GIG Greeley Police Department school resource officers, with school on break for summer, staff the seasonal bike patrol. “That is one of the more valuable tools we have, is putting...
Bicycle Officers Work to Beat the Heat
By Emily Wearing, KQ2, July 21, 2016| ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -The St. Joseph Police Department is rolling out a new fleet that is not new patrol cars but rather bicycles. "Kind of gives you a different view of the city being...
Winthrop police to send extra bike patrol to town beach, downtown
The Town Council also is considering hiring an extra patrol next summer to deal with reports of vandalism, disorderly conduct and violations of beach rules. BY CHARLES EICHACKER, CentralMaine.com, August 3, 2016 Photo: Lifeguard Elizabeth Preble, right, speaks to...
Columbus’ bike cops see new world of policing
By Mark Ferenchik, The Columbus Dispatch, Monday, August 1, 2016 7:36 AM Eight months before they patrolled the streets at the recent Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Columbus police bicycle officers were very visible in another prominent location. They were on the field...
Police avoid mass arrests in Philly protests
Kevin Johnson, USA TODAY7:04 a.m. EDT July 27, 2016 (Photo: Jasper Colt/USA TODAY NETWORK) PHILADELPHIA -- With security concerns rising in advance of the national political conventions, theU.S. Justice Department quietly dispatched a delegation of law enforcement...
Waterville bike patrol on streets for 16th straight summer
Officers on bicycles can see things, make contacts, that those in cruisers might not, police Chief Joseph Massey says. BY AMY CALDER, STAFF WRITER, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, July 26, 2016 Waterville police Officer Kyle McDonald rides his police bicycle during...
Augusta police officers patrolling downtown on bicycle
The program is an attempt to improve public safety and community relations. BY CHARLES EICHACKER, STAFF WRITER, Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel, July 26, 2016 Augusta Police Officer Brad Chase speaks Tuesday with Scott Andrews about his stolen tent while on...