IPMBA News
Hold Fast or Die
by David Millican, PCI #1006 Denton (TX) Police Department The 2011 IPMBA Conference in Richmond, Virginia, was a great success. Each year the conference provides members with a vendor show, during which many new and inventive items are placed on...
Operation School’s Out
by Kieran Sawyer, PCI #1192 Milwaukee (WI) Police Department What could make for a better display of police presence than a parade of 87 police officers on bicycles rolling through neighborhoods? For two days at the beginning of this summer, the...
Final Four 2011: VCU Police Use Bicycle Teams to Quell Riots
by Kyle Frail, PCI # 1238 Virginia Commonwealth University Police Department Before March Madness 2011, many across the country had never even heard of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), an urban campus located in the heart of Richmond City. It has a diverse...
Competition 2011: Challenge of Challenges
by Kurt Feavel, PCI #539 University of Wisconsin-Madison PD (Retired) Each year I am amazed by complexity of the competition and the tenacity of the competitors. This year was no exception. On a course designed by Tom Woods, Gary...
Things That Make You Go Hmm
by Mitch Trujillo, PCI #244/EMSCI #248T Boulder (CO) Police Department Education Director - IPMBA Board These highly innovative products have features that should be distinctly beneficial to public safety cyclists. They have been trialed over a three month period. ...
Safariland Slimline Magazine Pouch: Problem Solved!
by Bruce W. Jackson, PCI #239 So here’s the deal. I’m coming up on the 22nd anniversary of my 21st birthday. For those of you who still record age the old-fashioned way, I’m...
Scheduling a Course over Several Weeks
by Rance Okada, PCI #246 Westminster (CO) Police Department IPMBA Instructors face many challenges while planning and conducting IPMBA Courses. They are called upon to deliver our training programs to a wide range of agencies. They often need to...
2011 Conference Vendors and Supporters
Vendors iFORCE Bicycles Contact: David Mysliwiec Telephone: 724-431-2276 Email: dmysliwiec@ibistek.com Website: http://www.iforcebikes.com Product/Service: iFORCE Patrol Bicycle and iFORCE Accessory Light and Siren Kit. Jones & Bartlett Learning Telephone: 800-832-0034...