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Business donates bike to Palatine police

Business donates bike to Palatine police

by Bob Susnjara, August 23, 2018, the Daily Herald Palatine police are adding to their fleet of patrol bikes thanks to the generosity of a local business. Allied Air Conditioning & Heating Corp. donated the bike after hearing a longtime customer's...
Police spoke in praise of bike

Police spoke in praise of bike

Jamie Wright, far right, owner of Gorham Bike & Ski, donated a Trek police bike to the Kennebunk Police Department. Pictured with Wright are (L to R) Lt. Eric O’Brien, Gorham Bike & Ski Kennebunk store manager Jon...
Smart Columbus provides pedal power for police

Smart Columbus provides pedal power for police

by MAUREEN KOCOT, 10TV, August 23, 2018 The Columbus Division of Police boasts one of the largest bicycle units in the entire nation, with 130 to 140 officers trained to fight crime on two wheels. Smart Columbus is now investing in a half dozen...
Is the Acequia Trail safe?

Is the Acequia Trail safe?

By Sami Edge, the Santa Fe New Mexican, August 15, 2018  Photo:  Sgt. Celestino Lopez, who runs the Santa Fe police bike patrol team, participates in a training session Wednesday on the Acequia Trail. Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican Dozens...
Tim Chivers: London Cycling Paramedic

Tim Chivers: London Cycling Paramedic

11/12/2017, Evans Cycles’ Coffee Stop It’s almost 20 years since the London Ambulance Service first tested the concept of having a bicycle-mounted paramedic in London’s West End. Yet now these life-savers in lycra (well, baggie shorts at...
LPD Bike Patrol hits the streets of Le Mars

LPD Bike Patrol hits the streets of Le Mars

By Breeanna Pierce, Le Mars Daily Sentinel, Wednesday, August 1, 2018, (Sentinel Photo by Breeanna Pierce) Officers Bob Rohmiller, left, and John Vickery, right, of the Le Mars Police Department reinstated the LPD Bike Patrol in May, to better serve their community....