For a growing downtown, Tampa announces bike patrol, business watch

Katie Mettler, Times Staff Writer, Tampa Bay Times, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Photo:  [Tampa police Sgt. Colin McCoy rides down the stairs Wednesday at the TECO Building in downtown Tampa. McCoy is a part of the new bike squad and Downtown...

Port Lavaca police use bikes to save money

By Bianca Montes , March 8, 2015 at 11:39 p.m., Victoria Advocate   The Port Lavaca Police Department has reported a savings of almost $87,000 in fuel costs after rolling out its bike patrol program last year. The program, which began in...

Greenleaf’s bike medic, anti-burglary legislation move through state Senate

By Tom Waring , Wire Staff Writer, March 5, 2014; Montgomery County PA Recently, Senate committees approved two pieces of legislation sponsored by Greenleaf. The Senate Transportation Committee approved SB 61, a measure to permit bike medics to operate their bicycles in the...

Southwest Precinct bicycle patrol gets official approval

West Seattle Blog, March 3, 2015 at 5:03 pm | In West Seattle news, West Seattle police | 13 Comments (WSB file photo) For more than a few months, two Southwest Precinct officers have been riding bicycles whenever possible, to...

Bicycle, jogging police units unveiled ahead of Yokohama Marathon

JIJI, KYODO, The Japan Times MAR 4, 2015 YOKOHAMA – The Kanagawa Prefectural Police will introduce bicycle and running units to protect participants in the Yokohama Marathon 2015 on March 15. The bicycle unit, the first of its kind in Japan, follows the...

Kanagawa police unveils bicycle unit

Jiji Press, 1:36 am, March 04, 2015 YOKOHAMA, JAPAN (Jiji Press) — The Kanagawa prefectural police unveiled Monday new bicycle and running units that will operate alongside runners in the Yokohama Marathon 2015 on March 15 to guard the city’s first large-scale marathon. ...

Three police departments receive donated bikes

by Rachel Trotter, The Standard-Examiner, TUESDAY, MARCH 03, 2015 - 9:45 AM Drew Johnson, owner of Ogden’s City Cycle, donated police bicycles to the Ogden, Harrisville and North Ogden Police. OGDEN – Drew Johnson, owner of Ogden’s City...

Bedford deputies develop rural bike patrols to enhance law enforcement

Bedford County deputies are adapting normal techniques to enhance their law enforcement work in growing communities By Tim Saunders, WDBJ 7, February 27, 2015 BEDFORD, Va. - It's not uncommon to see police in large cities riding around on two...

Gears & Gadgets: Shift Cable Adjustments

Gears & Gadgets:  February 2015 Shift Cable Adjustments Gears & Gadgets is intended to provide IPMBA members with tips for properly maintaining their bikes and conducting emergency field repairs.  I will also discuss current technological trends in mountain biking,...

Edmonton cops tackle the snow on two fat wheels

BY CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY, EDMONTON SUN FIRST POSTED: SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2015 11:55 AM MST | Winter isn't about to put a stick in the spokes of Old Strathcona beat cops. Constables Mike Zacharuk and Ryan Katchur are the first...