Competition 2001:  Great Turnout for Mountain Bike Competition

The IPMBA Police & EMS on Bikes Obstacle Course and Hill Climb drew a total of 106 contestants, each of whom participated in either one or both of the competitions.  Although no official records have been kept, it would be...

EMS Shines at the IPMBA Conference

First, I would like to thank the Cincinnati Police Division for a job well done.  First-rate is the description that comes to my mind.  Everything was excellent – from arrival at the airport to departure, and everything in...

Behind the Scenes at an IPMBA Conference

Participants Number of attendees:  153 pre-conference; 297 conference Number of states represented: 38 Countries represented: 5 Most well-represented department:  Police – City of Bethlehem, PA – 10; EMS – Williamson Medical Center, Franklin, TN – 7 Training Number of instructors:  50, from 19 different states ...

Training and Policy

By Officer Kathleen Vonk Ann Arbor Police Department (MI) Over the past 15 years, police bicycle patrols have become common in today's era of crime fighting and community policing. The mountain bike has proven to be more than just a ...

Tristate police officers become adept bicyclists

BY JANET C. WETZEL, The Cincinnati Enquirer, April 12, 1998 Photo:  Patrol Officer Erick Curry with the Evendale Police Department winds his way through a bicycle maneuvering exercise during a bike patrol training session. (Glenn Hartong photo) They parked...

Bikes Put A Spin On Policing

Lakefront Takes Turn For Better, Officers Say August 05, 1996|By Dennis O'Brien, Tribune Staff Writer. A few years ago, the in-line skaters, bicyclists, sunbathers and pedestrians who jammed Chicago's lakefront in the summer had to contend with...