Mayor to invest millions more on bicycle police

By Jessica Scott, October 27, 2014, The Columbia Chronicle In the 2015 city budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel allotted $2 million to expand and train Chicago Police Department officers that patrol the city on bikes. According to the 2015 budget overview, Emanuel said police officers on...

Annapolis Capitol police return to two wheels

By Ben Weathers, Capital Gazette News, October 27, 2014 Photo:  Sergeant Dennis Donaldson of the Maryland Capital Police stands with his patrol bike, part of the revived bike unit. (By Joshua McKerrow, Staff / October 21, 2014) Capital Police Bike...

Nambour officers get on their bikes to battle crime

By Scott Sawyer, 25 October 2014, the Sunshine Coast Daily Nambour Police officers Tenniel Winterbourne (left) and Vanessa Page are ready to hit the streets on their new bikes. photo by Nicola Brander NAMBOUR Police have received two new mountain bikes to...

Accident took police bikes off the streets

By David Leask, Chief Reporter, The Herald Scotland, Saturday 25 October 2014 POLICE bicycles were pulled off the streets during this summer's Commonwealth Games after a freak accident. An officer on patrol during the July event was hurt when his front...

Police aim to make Halloween a treat for kids

By Craig Anderson, Delaware State News, Updated October 27, 2014 CHESWOLD — With so many pretend ghosts and goblins about to roam the streets in a quest for treats, law enforcement is taking a pragmatic approach to Halloween night. Throughout the state,...

Fort Thomas bike police thwart overnight car thefts

By Chris Mayhew, 5:13 p.m. EDT October 22, 2014, Cincinnati.com Photo:  Tom Carr, property officer for the Fort Thomas Police Department, carries a bicycle out of a city garage for donation to the Brighton Center. FORT THOMAS – When...

Columbus Division of Police bike patrol aims to be more accessible than cruisers

October 19, 2014, by Chelsea Spears, the OSU Lantern Photo:  Officers Christopher Billman (left) and Phillip Walls of the Columbus Police bike patrol mount their bikes Sept. 10.  Credit: Chelsea Spears / Multimedia editor While some students might be out bar hopping...

Gears & Gadgets:  Keeping a Clean Bike

Gears & Gadgets:  October 2014 Keeping a Clean Bike 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...

MaxPatrol-600 Bike Patrol Light

by Jameson Lehn, PCI #1243/EMSCI #320, Metropolitan (DC) Police Department The Code 3 Sports MaxPatrol-600 light consists of two parts.  The first is a high-quality and very powerful CREE LED center beam light, with low and high beam modes. ...

Cascade Wear Ltd.

by Kyle Gallinger, PCI #1280/EMSCI #277, Carleton University (ON) Department of Public Safety Imagine ordering a uniform for everyone in your unit and having them all fit properly, even if they are 4’11” or 6’6”, 100 lbs or 300 lbs. ...