Boston police turn to bike patrols in embattled neighborhoods

By Jan Ransom, the Boston Globe, October 5, 2015 Clad in black and neon-colored shirts, they quietly zip through the streets, pedaling past traffic and through narrow alleyways. They’re at protests and parades working to maintain the peace. In the...

Grant funds Riverside police summer bike patrol

By DAVID LANZAFAME , mysuburbanlife.com, September 29, 2015 RIVERSIDE – The Riverside Police Department implemented its bicycle patrol unit during the summer. The part-time unit includes a fleet of five bikes and bike officers, all trained and supplied through a $20,738 summer bike...

Milton officers train hard for bicycle patrols

By DEREK SHUCK, The Milton Edgewood Signal, Thursday, 1 October 2015         Photo:  The city of Milton hosted officers from all over the state to participate in a unique Mountain Bike course. Photo...

How to Bicycle Like a Cop

Kyle Munson rides along the Norwalk Police Dept. bicycle patrol for an afternoon by Kyle Munson, Des Moines Register, September 30, 2015 I once interviewed Erik Estrada of "CHiPs" fame. But until now I never had pedaled like a police officer.  ...

Bikes Offer Stealthy Approach to Wheeling Police Work

Vehicles Keep Things Moving During Special Events Photo by Fred Connors:  Pfc. Robert McConnell on the three-wheel CanAm, Cpl. Josh Sanders on a bicycle and Sgt. Rick Roxby with a motorcycle, patrol the streets of Wheeling when special vehicles...

Residents raise funds to purchase new sirens for police bike patrol

By Jessica Bruha, Norman Transcript, September 15, 2015 University of Oklahoma home football games, the Medieval Fair, Norman Music Festival and Fourth of July at Reaves Park are just some of the events that the Norman Police Department’s bike team...

Police To Implement Bicycle Patrols

By RYAN BRAY, September 18, 2015, capenews.net Mashpee Police Department will begin trying out bicycle patrols in the coming weeks in hopes of assigning officers to the posts permanently this spring. Mashpee Police Chief Scott W. Carline said he has talked...

Penn State emergency medical services get a dose of IT

Student EMTs use technology to help keep fans safe at Beaver Stadium By Lauren Ingram, September 18, 2015 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Dave Jones loves sunshine, blue skies and autumn air — especially on football Saturdays at Penn State.  These three...

Leesburg police hope to launch Carver Heights bike patrol

by Millard Ives, September 19, 2015, The Daily Commercial LEESBURG (VA) — Carver Heights residents might not immediately see these police officers rolling into their neighborhood. But, in an attempt to prevent crime in the Leesburg neighborhood that has seen three unsolved...

Police: Security guards help keep downtown Fort Worth safe

by Lauren Zakalik, WFAA, September 9, 2015 FORT WORTH — On any Friday night in downtown Cowtown, there is plenty to see — from a band of friendly bicyclists to a public marriage proposal. And as you watch it...