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Bike cops make impact in downtown Minneapolis

Bike cops make impact in downtown Minneapolis

Article by: ERIC ROPER , Star Tribune, August 31, 2013 - 10:54 PM The thumping music, bright lights and crowded streets of downtown Minneapolis are reaching fever pitch at 2 a.m. on a recent Saturday when a squad of bicycle-riding police forms a neat...
Bikes Patrols Give Officers an Edge

Bikes Patrols Give Officers an Edge

5:04 PM, Aug 29, 2013, By Anthony Borrelli, Pressconnects.com Since June, Endicott bicycle officers have responded to 138 incidents, compared to 10 during the summer of 2012. Officers made 22 arrests and 11 car stops on bicycle patrols this year, compared to two arrests and zero...
BRCC Police adds bicycle patrol unit

BRCC Police adds bicycle patrol unit

Submitted by LaTonya Smith Scott, Assistant Director, Public Relations Tuesday, August 27th, 2013, 9:02am "In my 20 years as an officer, this was the most intense training that I've ever experienced," said Sgt. Tommy Morrison, a member of BRCC's new...
West Windsor Police Begin Bike Patrols

West Windsor Police Begin Bike Patrols

DATE POSTED: Monday, August 26, 2013 4:57 PM EDT, The Princeton Packet On Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Police Department will begin patrolling local neighborhoods with officers on bicycles. The program consists of five officers who have demonstrated an interest in expanding their involvement with...
Bike-Riding Paramedics a County Asset

Bike-Riding Paramedics a County Asset

By Stephanie Allen Ledger Media Group Published: Sunday, August 25, 2013 at 1:26 a.m. Every second counts when someone needs medical attention. At holiday parades and special community events, it can be challenging for emergency crews to reach patients. The large crowds...
Pedaling Justice

Pedaling Justice

Pedaling throughout Sandusky on Sunday, Evan Estep and Adam West definitely eclipsed their exercise quota for the day. Andy OurielSanduskyAug 23, 2013 Pedaling throughout Sandusky on Sunday, Evan Estep and Adam West definitely eclipsed their exercise quota for the day. But the...
UALR debuts bicycle patrols this fall

UALR debuts bicycle patrols this fall

20 August 2013 8:22 am, Univ of Arkansas at Little Rock UALR students and employees came back to campus this week with a special treat: law enforcement officers on bicycle patrol, making officers more accessible in areas cars can’t patrol. The...
Innovative In-Service Training

Innovative In-Service Training

by Michael Gommer, PCI #1105 Upper Dublin (PA) Police Department I am fortunate to work for a police department that values its bike patrol unit and has placed a strong emphasis on bike patrol training.  Each year, the police department...
Savannah-Chatham Police Getting New Bikes

Savannah-Chatham Police Getting New Bikes

By Eric Curl, Savannah Morning News As part of an effort to get officers out of their cars and interacting with residents, the Savannah-Chatham police department will soon be getting 25 new bicycles to use on patrols. On Aug. 8, the Savannah...