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Miami Gardens Police Chief “Bikes On The Beat” To Improve Community Relations
November 25, 2015 2:10 PM By Lauren Pastrana, CBS Miami MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) — Miami Gardens’ new police chief isn’t wasting any time getting to know the community he serves. On Tuesday, Chief Antonio Brooklen, along with several other...
Yates County ambulance corps get new rigs
By Gwen Chamberlain, The Chronicle-Express, November 26, 2015 PENN YAN NY— Since late summer, three new ambulances and a mobile bicycle unit have been added to the Yates County emergency medical services resources. Penn Yan Ambulance Corps has expanded its...
St. Pete police get new downtown district
By: Steve Nichols, FOX 13 reporter, December 2, 2015 ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) - For many decades, the St. Petersburg Police Department has divided the city into three patrol districts. But as of Wednesday, there is a "district four," encompassing the downtown...
Man Sentenced for Hitting Bike Officer John Adsit
KMGH via CNN, Published: December 5, 2015, 3:20 pm DENVER, Colo. (KMGH) – A man who lied about his medical condition to get his license has been sentenced after he crashed into a bicycle officer in Denver. Moments before the crash surveillance...
‘Sometimes you get hugs’: Swansea Police Department starts new bike patrol
BY MIKE KOZIATEK, Belleville (IL) News Democrat, December 5, 2015 When Sgt. Matt Blomberg cruises trails, parks and neighborhoods as part of the Swansea Police Department’s new bike patrol, he’s amazed at the positive reaction he...
Police bicycle unit coming
Saint Lucia Times, DECEMBER 11TH, 2015 The Royal Saint Lucia Police Force (RSLPF) has teamed up with Universal Cycle Centre to today launch what is expected to become the island’s first ever Police Bicycle Unit. The pilot...
Toronto bike cop struck by taxi amid Uber protests
By Adam Miller Web Coordinator, Global News, December 9, 2015 TORONTO — A Toronto police officer has been taken to hospital after allegedly being struck by a cab driver while on a bicycle during Wednesday’s mass Uber...
Why DC Cops’ Bikes Cost $2200
And can also support a 300-pound officer. WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH ELVING, Washingtonian, DECEMBER 7, 2015 Photograph by Jeff Elkins. DC’s Metropolitan Police Department recently added 210 custom-made mountain bikes to its fleet. Manufactured by Volcanic Bikes in...