New Restaurant Donates Bikes to City Police

SMASH Kitchen & Bar gave $1,000 and two BMW bicycles. Posted by Jonathan Cribbs (Editor) , September 18, 2013 at 10:10 PM Brookhaven’s newest restaurant, SMASH Kitchen & Bar, donated $1,000 and two BMW bicycles to the Brookhaven Police Department at their ribbon cutting...

Flemington police begin bicycle patrols; ‘rapport’ cited as a primary benefit

By Rick Epstein / Hunterdon County Democrat , September 16, 2013 at 3:07 PM FLEMINGTON — The borough Police Department has acquired four special bicycles, and they are being put to use. Patrolman Brian McNally, who has spearheaded this initiative, says that a cop on...

Ripon Police Pedal Around Town

Officers on bicycles get positive response By Glenn Kahl Reporter gkahl@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3539, September 15, 2013 A single line of police officers in uniform on bicycles drew the attention of Ripon motorists who reacted with honks and waves as the...

Donations enable Palm Beach County Fire Rescue to outfit four bicycles for quick access

By Alexandra Seltzer, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, September 13, 2013 While watching the Boston Marathon bombing coverage months ago, some Palm Beach County Fire Rescue volunteers thought if such a tragedy happened here, how could they reach the victims quicker? They...

Pedal Police

Connect Savannah, September 11, 2013 This past weekend saw the delivery of 25 specially-equipped bicycles to the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. Five of the new Redline mountain bikes were distributed to each of the five SCMPD precincts to be used by Crime Suppression...

Bikes replace boards for a night at Mill Creek skate park

Mill Creek officer organizes Bike Night at skatepark once a month By Rikki King, The Herald, September 10, 2013 MILL CREEK -- Once a month, the park is all theirs. "Bicycle motocross" or "BMX" riders usually are banned from the skate park...

CBP buys a dozen mountain bikes for Border Patrol units in Texas

Sun, 2013-09-08 10:00 AM; Government Security News CBP has awarded a contract worth just over $27,000 to Bicycle Patrol Outfitters, of Fullerton, CA, to supply a dozen Specialized Camber Comp 29 mountain bikes for use by the bike patrol units in...

Norridge police officers not tired of being on two wheels

by Cathryn Gran, Pioneer Local, September 6, 2013 Sometimes less is better. When it comes to patrolling large community events, Norridge officers on two wheels have an advantage over their counterparts in cars, said Chief James Jobe. “It’s...

Bicycle cops to make a comeback

By Princess Dawn H. Felicitas, the SunStar, Philippines, Friday, September 6, 2013 THE Cebu City Government and the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) yesterday launched cops on bicycles. Mayor Michael Rama turned over 12 mountain bikes to 12 members of CCPO’s Tourist...

Churches help police get new bikes

Patrol gets officers closer to the people they serve Aug. 30, 2013, Chillicothe Gazette  (Ohio) CHILLICOTHE — Two decades after its debut, the Chillicothe Police Department’s patrol has new wheels, thanks to four churches. The offering to the department...