IPMBA News
HPD receives patrol bicycles; training to start soon
by Lici Beveridge, Hattiesburg American, June 23, 2016 Hattiesburg police in January decided to step up its bicycle patrols, which will be launching soon. HPD spokesman Lt. Jon Traxler said the six bicycles arrived this week at a cost of $740 apiece....
Cops sneak up with bikes
Darren Handschuh, http://www.castanet.net, June 23, 2016 Kamloops RCMP will be parking their cars to catch bad guys this summer. Police will be hitting the streets, parks and water this summer to conduct foot, bike and boat patrols. &ldquo...
E-bike police patrols ready to roll in Taunton
By Charles Winokoor, Taunton Gazette, June 23, 2016 TAUNTON — The Taunton Police Department just got an assist — an electric assist to be exact. It’s been two weeks since the department took the delivery of three electric-assisted bicycles...
Fort Worth bike cops to head to RNC in Cleveland
Fort Worth bike patrol heading to RNC Lauren Zakalik, WFAA 11:29 PM. CDT June 21, 2016 FORT WORTH — Fort Worth's downtown bike cops typically spend their days patrolling the calm streets near Sundance Square. But for about 10 days in July,...
Keep your distance, bicycle patrol police warn drivers
By Brier Dodge, June 22, 2016, Kanata Kourier-Standard Ottawa ON -- Just because a car can pass a cyclist, doesn’t mean it’s legal – or safe. Police launched an education campaign on June 21 by demonstrating a new...
Ottawa police to drivers: Beware the one-metre bike rule
By AIDAN COX, POSTMEDIA, June 21, 2016 A sonar device sounds almost too high-tech to accompany the bells and mirrors usually mounted on a bike’s handle bars. Ottawa police, however, were using them on their bicycles Thursday to...
Kenney: Philly Will Not Buy an Armored Vehicle for the DNC
The mayor at the National Press Club: “We like bicycles. Police on bikes are very effective.” BY CLAIRE SASKO, Philadelphia Magazine, JUNE 22, 2016 Philly will not buy an armored vehicle for the Democratic National Convention this...
Deputies on bikes
By Jeff Bahr, the Grand Island Independent, June 21, 2016 Sheriff’s department officers more approachable on bicycle Deputies Melissa Kier (left) and Camela Jiskra are the newest members of the Hall County Sheriff’s Department bicycle patrol. (Independent/Jeff...