H&H Medical POCKET Trauma Kit

by Mike Fults, Los Angeles (CA) School Police (retired) IPMBA Industry Relations Committee While I was helping staff the IPMBA booth at the NASRO Conference in July, I met Scott Stein from H&H Medical Corporation.  He...

iXS Trail RS Scores a Hat-Trick

by Mitch Trujillo, PCI #244T/EMSCI #248T, Boulder (CO) Police Department I was seeking a helmet that provided “fit, form, and function”.  After several brand trials, I could only get two out of the three. ...

ABUS: Security for your Ride

by Marc Zingarelli, EMSC #179/SCI #002, Circleville (OH) Fire Department If you ask most people who ABUS is, you’ll probably get a blank look unless you’re talking to someone from Europe.  ABUS is a German...

Bike Patrol Is Vital to Federal Police Forces

by Ryan Dobbs, PCI#1320, U.S. Government Printing Office (DC) Police When you read my information underneath the title, you might have asked yourself, “What is the U.S. Government Printing Office Police?” Yeah, we get that a...

Bayside Police set up biking bobbies unit to catch cycling criminals on Beach Rd

JON ANDREWS, BAYSIDE LEADER, OCTOBER 15, 2014 12:00AM Photo:  Bayside police, including constables Metti Rakib and Jamey Wyatt, will be keeping an eye on cyclists, including those on Beach Rd. Picture: Chris Eastman BAYSIDE Police will soon start to peddle...

San Bernardino police bike patrol focuses on community

By Ryan Hagen, The Sun, October 13, 2014 Photo: The San Bernardino Police Department’s bicycle-mounted enforcement team is greeted by a motorist along D Street in San Bernardino on Friday. The city deployed the officers on mountain bikes with the...

Rahm Boosts Bike Cop Budget, Says Mobile Officers ‘More Approachable’

By Ted Cox on October 13, 2014, DNAInfo Chicago Photo: Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposes increased funding to train cops on bikes./Casey Cora CITY HALL — The mayor plans to put more cops on bikes and make the police force...

EMS cyclists bring help faster at crowded events

By Argen Duncan, Sunday, October 12, 2014, Rio Rancho Observer Photo: Faster on two wheels:  Brian Dolan of Rio Rancho Fire Rescue Department helped patrol the parking lot at Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta as part of the new emergency medical...

Paramedic, EMT bike team: First year at Fiesta a success

By Katherine Mozzone, Published: October 11, 2014 ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)- Massive Balloon Fiesta crowds can make it tough for first responders to reach patients in the park during emergencies. It’s why this year Albuquerque Ambulance Service has a...

Neighborhood group launches Bike-A-Cop fundraiser

October 10, 2014, the Morning Call Photo: Allentown police officers patrol on Linden Street. (MORNING CALL FILE PHOTO) The City of Allentown has 38 police officers who have been trained to do bike patrol on its streets. But it doesn't have enough...