IPMBA News
Marlborough Police get on their bikes
10:00am Friday 10th October 2014 , This is Wiltshire. UK Police in Marlborough now have the power of the pedal behind them having recently taken ownership of two pushbikes. The aim of the bikes is to help officers make patrols around town...
Bike teams cover medical emergencies
By Rick Nathanson / Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer, Tuesday, October 7, 2014 at 12:02 am Photo: Three members of the Albuquerque Ambulance Service bicycle team who provide medical assistance at large events talk over the day’s plans Monday morning at...
Apple Valley man upgraded after collapse at TC Marathon
by Rob Olson, KMSP Minneapolis, October 6, 2014 Speed makes a huge difference in a race, but it's also crucial when it comes to emergency medical care -- and doctors at HCMC say quick response is why 61-year-old Chuck Bergen is...
Bikes and Badges: Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office hosts bike instructor school
Posted:Thursday, October 2, 2014 11:31 pm By Kendra Evensen, Idaho Press-Tribune Photo: Law enforcement officers and emergency medical technicians were able to improve their own bicycling skills and learn how to teach those skills to others in their communities during the...
Congratulations, IPMBA Instructor Course Graduates!
Congratulations to the Graduates of the IPMBA Instructor Courses held September 15-19, 2014, in Appleton, Wisconsin, and September 22-26, 2014, in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and Idaho Falls, Idaho. Welcome to our instructor cadre! Photo: Instructor Course Graduates, Hershey PA Alvin Beishline,...
Police Learn to Climb Staircases, Dodge Traffic and Shoot Guns on Bikes
Note: Neither the IPMBA Instructor Course nor the IPMBA Police Cyclist Course teaches shooting from a moving bicycle, as this article implies. The Police Cyclist Course can include bicycle-specific firearms training at the instructor's discretion. by...
Safe Routes to School Bicycling Mini-Grants Available
Safe Routes to School Bicycling Mini-Grants Available Apply online now! Deadline for application: Wednesday, October 22, 2014 The National Center for Safe Routes to School and Schwinn’s Helmets on Heads program are teaming up to provide 25 $1,000 mini-grants to schools across...
Shoplifter threatens bicycle officers with hatchet
By Nicole Perez / Albuquerque Journal Staff Writer PUBLISHED: Friday, September 19, 2014 at 9:43 am Police say an Albuquerque man brandished a hatchet at two bicycle officers after he shoplifted from a southeast gas station Thursday. Alejandro Silva, 28, was charged with aggravated battery...