Bike patrol hits the streets in Danville

by Chatham Star-Tribune, Oct 25, 2019  Photo:  The Danville Police Department Bike Patrol has hit the streets after being announced in Dec. 2018. Chief Scott Booth said the program will be more interactive especially with citizens on the streets. Matt Bell...

Wrens P.D. adds bicycles to patrol fleet

Wrens Chief Jamey Kitchens and Lt. Lee Goode pose with WPD’s new patrol bicycles. By Parish Howard, the Augusta Chronicle, October 25, 2019 With Halloween and other events coming that will bring crowds of pedestrians out on city streets,...

Cops on wheels: CMU police use bike patrols to increase community policing efforts

By Melissa Frick, Central Michigan Life, 10/17/19 10:15pm Photo:  Officer Scott Malloy, of CMUPD, poses for a photo in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids. Malloy received training in Grand Rapids last month to...

Bike medics make sure Balloon Fiesta attendees are safe

by Casey Torres, KOB 4, October 09, 2019 10:17 AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Albuquerque Ambulance Service (AAS) is covering the grounds of Balloon Fiesta Park with a bike team. At all times, there are two medics on their bikes and two other...

Policemen on their own bikes monitor the scooter traffic in Helsinki

The increasing number of e-scooters, bikes and moped has lead to numerous accidents by Monika Dimitrova, The Mayor.eu,  OCTOBER 07, 2019 17:50 Police officers in Helsinki are getting on their bikes to monitor the traffic of electric scooters, bicycles,...

Pensacola Police Department to add full-time bike patrols downtown

by Jennifer Munoz, WEAR-TV, Friday, October 4th 2019 Pensacola Police Department to add 2 full time officers on bike patrol in downtown Pensacola. (SOURCE: WEAR-TV) <p>{/p} PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Pensacola Police Department will add two full...

Sheriff’s Department set to debut new bike patrol

By Kristy Deer , The Daily Reporter, October 2, 2019 HANCOCK COUNTY IN — They’re all-terrain power bikes, military-tough and ready to roll, and they will be on display during the Riley Festival parade. That’s when the...

Baltimore business leaders share ‘squeegee kid’ frustrations with City Hall officials

By LILLIAN REED, the Baltimore Sun, September 30, 2019 Mayor Young and Tisha Edwards, head of Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, discuss "Squeegee Alternative Plan" and deployment of bike patrol officers. Baltimore business leaders met privately Monday...

Edison Police’s Bicycle Patrol Will Ride New All-Terrain Power Bikes

By TAP  INTO EDISON STAFF, September 28, 2019 at 12:16 PM Photo: Edison Bicycle Patrol Officer Chris Gadomski ready to ride through Papaianni Park.Credits: Edison Police Dept. EDISON, NJ - The Edison Police Department’s bicycle patrol officers can now...

Medford police ‘Livability Unit’ rolls out

by Nick Morgan of the Mail Tribune, September 26, 2019 Medford OR -- Medford’s newest remedy for curbing vagrancy problems along the Bear Creek Greenway is similar to medicine police have tried for years — albeit in a more...