Man arrested after bringing gun to pride parade

Man arrested with 2 guns leaves some New Orleans pride attendees uneasy By Marie Simoneaux, June 8, 2019 at 9:55 PM CDT - Updated June 9 at 9:20 PM NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - A 25-year-old man is accused of bringing a gun to the...

Girdwood Fire Department using e-bikes to increase emergency response times on trails

By Kristen Durand, KTUU, July 10, 2019 ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - More than two million people a year travel through Girdwood to access the beautiful hiking trails, campgrounds, scenic views and more, but when something goes wrong in the backcountry, time...

LAPD Police E-Bikes And Chief Charlie Beck

By Electric Bike Action magazine, Fall 2018 To say that former Los Angeles Police Department Chief of Police Charlie Beck has policing in his blood is an understatement. His father was at one time was the Deputy Chief, two of his...

Behind the Badge: Knoxville police bike patrol prepares for USA Cycling

by: Bo Williams, WATE, June 25, 2019 Watch the Video:  https://www.wate.com/news/behind-the-badge-knoxville-police-bike-patrol-prepares-for-usa-cycling/ KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – As this weekend’s USA Cycling National Championships draw closer, know that those on the course won’t...

TX Bike Medics Team with Police for Rapid Response

Since September, MedStar bike medics have ridden alongside Fort Worth officers to rapidly provide treatment. LUKE RANKER, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 6, 2019 COURTESY PHOTO -- FORT WORTH TELEGRAM July 5--FORT WORTH, TX -- If you get hurt while having a good...

Police bike patrols are up and running in South Windsor

By PETER MARTEKA, Hartdord Courant, July 8, 2019  [Police bike patrols are up and running in South Windsor]Jose Rivera, a Veterans Affairs police officer from West Haven, concentrates as he makes his way around the timed circuit during the...

Franklin, Medway and Millis police take to electric bikes

By Lauren Young, Daily News Staff,  July 4, 2019    Franklin Police Detective Jon Bussey speeds by at almost 30 mph during a demonstration of the department's new electric-powered bicycles Wednesday. Inside the wheel is a small battery-powered motor. [Daily...

Police bicycles with a twist: Local departments adding electric bikes

By: Robert Goulston, July 4, 2019, Boston 25 News FRANKLIN, Mass. - Police bicycles, but with a twist. Some local police departments are adding electric bicycles that can reach speeds of nearly 30 miles per hour.  Franklin, Medway, and Millis Police...

Brussels Police trial new cycling squad

By Madeleine Fletcher, Tuesday, 25 June 2019, the Brussels Times The agents will focus on enforcing traffic rules. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. The Brussels northern police zone have started the test phase of their new cycling squad. As of last Monday, six inspectors...

Witness says police [on bikes] showed restraint in Penhallow Street shooting

By Bill Forry, Dorchester Reporter, June 26, 2019 A neighbor who witnessed Monday’s police shooting of a 19-year-old suspect on Penhallow Street says that he joined officers in pleading with the young man to drop his weapon...