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I-Team: Police Union telling officers not to train for RNC bike patrols on their own time
POSTED 7:25 PM, MAY 12, 2016, BY ED GALLEK AND PEGGY GALLEK, FOX 8 CLEVELAND – The Fox 8 I-Team has obtained memos showing the Cleveland Police Union telling officers to think twice before taking part in training for new bike patrols...
International Police Mountain Bike Conference held in Asheville
BY JENNIFER SAYLOR TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH 2016 WLOS — ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Maneuvering through traffic on a bike is just one of the skills being honed by bicycle officers Monday. Dozens of police officers, firefighters and EMS workers...
Huntsville Police bike unit hard at work at WhistleStop
POSTED 11:09 PM, MAY 6, 2016, BY KRISTEN CONNER, HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT)-- Riding through Whistlestop, you'll find a trained group of officers ready for action. The Huntsville Police Bike Unit is hard at work there, creating a mobile HPD presence. ...
The bike cop: Bicycle patrols connect police chief to public
by Larry Hobbs, The Brunswick News, April 25, 2016 Brunswick Police Chief Kevin Jones rides along George Street near its intersection with Lee Street Friday during one of his regular bike patrols through the city. Photo by Michael Hall, The Brunswick...
Bicycle patrols for city a good idea
by Lynn West, May 5, 2016, New Albany (MS) Gazette Police Chief Chris Robertson announced plans this week to begin bicycle patrol by pairs of officers on an occasional basis. While this might sound like something appropriate for a much larger...
Biloxi Police hit the streets on two wheels
By Hugh Keeton, WLOX News, Monday, April 25th 2016 Biloxi police are now using bikes to patrol the streets. (Photo source: WLOX News) BILOXI, MS (WLOX) - The Biloxi Police Department is using a new approach to patrolling the streets downtown...
Police Chief Bridges announces new bicycle patrol
By James Howell Jr. Daily News, May 5, 2016 Greensburg IN — The city of Greensburg will soon have more police officers patrolling parks, walking paths and downtown alleys. According to Police Chief Brendan Bridges, sometime around June the Greensburg Police Department...
AFRD Mobile Medics Join APD Path Force Officers on the Atlanta BeltLine
posted in Atlanta BeltLine News, April 29, 2016 In July 2013, the Atlanta Police Department Path Force began patrolling the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail. For almost three years APD’s bike-mounted officers wearing dark jerseys –...