IPMBA News
Meet the cyclist squad saving lives in the Downtown Eastside
DTES bike paramedics responded to 63 emergency calls in their first 10 days By Sarah Grochowski, September 16, 2020, VancouverisAwesome Photo: DTES Bike Squad paramedics Tom Venables (left), Troy Gienger, Chris Iregui, and Darren Metta Photo: BCEHS After nearly a year away from their...
New police bike patrol unit ready to roll in Chatham-Kent
By Ellwood Shreve, Chatham Daily News, September 15, 2020 Photo: Chatham-Kent Police Service Constables Chris Reynolds, left, and Kim Pfaff, are among the local officers trained to serve on the new Bicycle Patrol Unit approved during Tuesday's police services board...
Cycling the beat: Police in Inverness now have access to bikes to attend ‘local issues’
By Louise Glen, the Inverness Courier, 10 September 2020 Photo: The Inverness Courier Police in Inverness now have access to bikes to get around the city. Police officers in Inverness can now attend local issues and patrol the area by...
Fort Myers police looking to put more officers on bicycles
by Michael Raimondi, ABC Channel 2, September 9, 2020 Watch the video: https://youtu.be/2OsDo0VqhHU FORT MYERS, Fla. – Fort Myers police are looking to put more officers on bikes when patrolling around downtown. Right now, 58 officers are bike...
Berlin More than Doubles Number of Cops on Bicycles
By Imanuel Marcus, Berlin Spectator, September 4, 2020 Photo by Berlin Police Department They ride in rain, on snow and ice, in storms and temperatures of up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit: Cops on bicycles were introduced in Berlin six years ago. What...
Hoboken Youths And Police Ride Bikes Together
It was the first event of its kind locally. By Caren Lissner, Patch Staff, September 4, 2020 Photo: Sgt. Joe Lucignano HOBOKEN, NJ — The first Police-Youth Bike Ride took off yesterday from Fourth and Harrison streets. The Brain...
City and Mellow Johnny’s agree to phase out bike contract
By Ken Herman, Austin American Statesman, August 31, 2020 Photo: People gather in protest against the Austin Police Department and the deaths of George Floyd and Michael Ramos in Austin on May 31. BRONTE WITTPENN/AMERICAN-STATESMAN/TNS You perhaps recall that ...
Police officers ‘are more approachable if they’re on foot or on a bike.’
By Norman Miller, MetroWest Daily News, August 31, 2020 Photo: Hudson Police Det. Shamus Veo talks with a boy on a scooter while visiting the Hudson Skate Park on South Street, Aug. 30, 2020. [Daily News and Wicked Local Staff Photo/John Walker] ...