Two wheel patrol used to combat illegal crossings

by Nadia Galindo Posted: 03.24.2014 at 7:32 PM When you think of two-wheeler patrols you typically think of large urban cities. Monday police officers are back in the classroom learning to safely do something they probably learned when they were seven, how...

Police put the pedal to crime

by  Alex Browne - Peace Arch News, posted Mar 26, 2014 at 3:00 PM Concerns about spiralling crime in Newton, including the Dec. 29 murder of hockey mom Julie Paskall, has led to the re-emergence of one of Surrey’s most...

Yakima donates 8 bike racks to Portland Police Bureau

by Allen Brettman, the Oregonian, March 25, 2014 Yakima Products, Inc., the vehicle cargo racks company based in Beaverton, has donated eight bicycle racks to the Portland Police Bureau. The bureau plans to use the "SwingDaddy" racks to carry police bikes to...

Police on bikes arrest three in Santa Fe burglary

By Andy Stiny / Journal Staff Writer; Albuquerque Journal, Friday, March 21, 2014 at 5:38 pm A quick-thinking burglary victim who was on the phone, screamed when she saw three men go by her window who she suspected had just broken into her...

Lack of bike police hamper Zone 3’s ability to tackle quality of life issues

By Tom Smith, Editor, South Pittsburgh Reporter, March 18, 2014 | Vol. 74 No. 35, South Pittsburgh Reporter The ability of police to patrol some neighborhoods in Zone 3district could be hampered due to changes in staffing at the station. With approaching better weather, Zone 3...

New chief’s big plans are bike patrol, tactical medics

By KEVIN CORVO, ThisWeek Community News, Hilliard OH,   Wednesday March 12, 2014 9:27 AM KEVIN CORVO/THISWEEKNEWSNew Norwich Township Fire Chief Jeff Warren says he wants to implement a bicycle patrol and a tactical EMS unit. New Norwich Township Fire Chief...

Electronic bikes help officers respond faster

By Rick McCrabb, Staff Writer, Dayton Daily News, March 11, 2014 Middletown added a “great tool” to its police force and it didn’t cost taxpayers a dime. The police department recently purchased four electronically powered Stromer bikes that...

Motorists, bicyclists share rights to road

Thursday, March 6, 2014, the Columbus Dispatch With due respect for letter writer J.I. Lykins (“Harsh sentence in fatality was unnecessary,” Feb. 27), the “harsh” sentence handed out for the death of cyclist Bob Lennon was not about...

Weather can’t stop officer on bike

Posted: Tuesday, March 4, 2014 11:23 am by Caroline Connors, The Beverly Review Chicago Police Officer Joe Hurley has been patrolling the streets of Beverly by mountain bike for the past three years, but you won’t hear him complaining about the...

Police bike patrols successful in Papakura

Wednesday, 5 March, 2014 - 09:26, voxy.co.nz Police officers patrolling the South Auckland suburb of Papakura have implemented bicycle patrols which have been proved an invaluable addition to the community. Over the past four weeks, the Papakura East Neighbourhood Policing Team...