Downers Grove adds five medics on two wheels

Five new team members have joined the Downers Grove Fire Department's Emergency Medical Services Bike Medic program. They received their training earlier this month.  Photo Courtesy of Downers Grove Fire Department By Robert Sanchez, The Daily Herald, July 29, 2014 ...

Rockford Police Resume Bike Patrols After Two Year Hiatus

Updated: Mon 5:20 PM, Jul 28, 2014, WIFR News ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- For two years shoppers and business owners in downtown Rockford and in the Midtown District have asked Rockford Police for one thing they say will drastically cut down on crime. That'...

More police bike patrols coming to Columbus State this fall

COLUMBUS. Ga. -Bike patrol officers are becoming more popular at college campuses across the country. Columbus State University is one of the latest to upgrade their bike unit. In just a few weeks thousands of students will begin classes at...

Edmonton police use bicycles to patrol but do other cities?

By Stephanie Dubois, MetroNews Canada, July 24, 2014 Photo:  Ken Van De Walle / for Metro.  The Calgary Police Service unveiled its five-member mountain bike team to patrol south Calgary communities in May. Using bicycles as a way to patrol city...

Pairing bikes with other modes of transport at Edmonton Police

By Stephanie Dubois, MetroNews Canada, July 24, 2014 Editor’s Note: This is day three of our series on Edmonton Police and their use of bicycles in the city. Patrolling city streets has become much more than just officers in vehicles. ...

Edmonton Police training for bike usage a ‘grueling’ task

By Stephanie Dubois, Metro News Canada, July 23, 2014 Photo:  Stephanie Dubois/ Metro.  Edmonton Police officers get ready for a group ride on July 10, something they do regularly to patrol streets on two wheels. The training for Edmonton Police bike...

Edmonton Police building community ties on two wheels

By Stephanie Dubois, MetroNews Canada, July 23, 2014 Photo:  Stephanie Dubois/MetroOfficers on bikes patrol downtown streets during the K-Days parade held on July 18. For Edmonton police officers on bicycles, it isn’t about how fast you can respond to...

Minneapolis police outreach to Somali community offers a national model

Article by: DAVID CHANEN , Star Tribune, July 27, 2014 Photo:  Minneapolis police officer Mike Kirchen chatted with Mascud Abdi, 13, left, and Mahad Ahmed, 10, while on his community patrol in the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. A new program is building trust and...

Poll: Do you think police officers on bikes is a good thing for Edmonton?

By Stephanie Dubois, MetroNews Canada, July 22, 2014 Photo:  Stephanie Dubois/Metro:  Edmonton Police ride as part of a group unofficially called Wheels of Justice. “Take the lane,” can be heard from one of the 20 officers part of...

Edmonton Police’s two-wheeled force hitting city streets

by Stephanie Dubois, MetroNews Canada, July 22, 2014 photo:  Stephanie Dubois/Metro:  Edmonton Police officers part of a group bicycle ride speak with an individual at Mary Burlie Park on July 10. It’s shortly before 10 a.m. on July 10...