IPMBA News
Jandd EMS Panniers and Top Bag
by Michael Salvatore, Westport (CT) EMS In 2010, when I was starting our EMS Bicycle Response Unit, I did some hard research on which panniers and top bags would work best for our department. We decided on the Jandd...
2014 Trek Stache 7
by Jared Williams, PCI #1214, Tacoma (WA) Police Department, IPMBA Industry Relations Committee 2014 marked the second year of production for the Trek Stache model. For 2014, Trek offered three versions of the bike, with varying component specs (models 6, 7, and 8). ...
Semper Memoria: The National EMS Memorial Bike Ride
by Rob Collett, EMSCI #263, Poudre Valley (CO) Hospital EMS My body aches as my legs continue to spin revolution after revolution on this contraption called a bicycle, but stopping is not an option. I thought I had purchased...
Minneapolis Cops On Bikes Regaining Balance For Summer
By Angela Davis, WCCO CBS Minneapolis, April 30, 2015 6:46 PM MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Now that it’s warm outside, you’ll see more police officers on bikes. On Thursday, Minneapolis police kicked off spring training for the...
Chippewa Falls Police stepping up bike patrols
By Amanda Tyler, Apr 29, 2015, WEAU CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) -- More pedals on patrol: that's the plan of the Chippewa Falls Police Department as it ramps up its bike patrol squad for this summer. The Chippewa Falls Police...
Juneau police pedal to bike school
by Emily Russo Miller, the Juneau Empire, April 29, 2015 [Photo: Sgt. Chris Gifford leads Officers Brent Bartlett, Patrick Taylor, Steve Warnaca and Cody Held as they ride along the Back Loop Road on Tuesday as part of the Juneau Police Department'...
Man shot by police at Minneapolis-St. Paul airport charged
By Marino Eccher, The Pioneer Press POSTED: 04/28/2015 12:01:00 AM CDT | UPDATED: ABOUT 18 HOURS AGO A man accused of trying to run down airport police officers in a car Saturday night was charged Tuesday with first-degree assault. Hennepin...
Hacktivists Threaten to Target Law Enforcement Personnel and Public Officials
Summary Law enforcement personnel and public officials may be at an increased risk of cyber attacks. These attacks can be precipitated by someone scanning networks or opening infected emails containing malicious attachments or links. Hacking collectives are effective at leveraging...