Shreveport Police bike patrol unit gets a dozen new helmets

By Josh Rogers, Feb 8, 2018, KTBS The Shreveport Police bicycle patrol unit has seen a lot of growth in the past few weeks, acquiring a dozen new helmets today after getting more than 15 bikes last week that cost...

Energy company pays to equip Austin police with new bike safety gear

By Mark D. Wilson, Austin American-Statesman, February 16, 2018 Photo:  APD show off their new Protective gear for their bike officers during a news conference in downtown Austin on Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. RICARDO B. BRAZZIELL / AMERICAN-STATESMAN Austin police bike officers on Friday...

Fortitude Valley Bike Squad trains reinforcements

by Constable John Walton, MyPolice, Brisbane Central, Feb 21, 2018 @ 11:25am Fortitude Valley Bike Squad have qualified bike instructors that can conduct a two day course for police officers keen to engage in some pedal power. The last course was run over...

Pascagoula Police Department transitions some officers to bike patrol

By Taren Reed, WOLX, Monday, February 26th 2018, Photo: Ten Pascagoula Police Department officers will transition to bike patrol (photo credit: City of Pascagoula Facebook page) PASCAGOULA, MS (WLOX) - Ten police officers in Pascagoula are trading in their usual four...

San Francisco International Airport to launch bike medic program

By Joshua Sabatini, San Francisco Chronicle, February 24, 2018 Photo:  The San Francisco Fire Department is partnering with San Francisco International Airport to deploy bike medics, much like bike police patrols, to terminals and parking areas. (Emma Marie Chiang/Special...

Bicycle patrol program returns to Sedona

By RON ELAND, Sedona Red Rock News, FEBRUARY 21ST, 2018 It’s been several years since Sedona police officers could be seen patrolling the streets on bicycles. That will soon be changing. Last week a trio of officers were in...

Temple EMS director responds to student needs

By Julia Boyd, Movers and Shakers, The Temple News, 13 February 2018  Photo: Taylor Spoon, the director of the student-run Emergency Medical Services, rides her bike with fellow EMS volunteers to respond to medical alerts. | SYDNEY SCHAEFER / THE TEMPLE NEWS To...

Is an eBike Right for Your Bike Patrol?

Electric bikes have been around almost as long as traditional bicycles, but advances in motor and battery technologies in recent years have been driving growth – and now police departments in the U.S. are taking notice of the eBike'...

Bicycles donated to Martinsville Police Department to help delinquent teenagers

Teens will now go on bike patrols with Martinsville police officers By Colter Anstaett - Southside Bureau Reporter, January 31, 2018     MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Martinsville police now have a new way to help delinquent teenagers. ...

Dickson Police bike trailer purchase OK’d using grant

By Chris Gadd, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee, Jan. 31, 2018 |  The Dickson Bicycle Patrol is a new, two-person unit: Cpl. Dustin Hargrove and Cpl. Levi Davis. Chris Gadd/The Herald A Dickson Police bike trailer was recently approved by...