Things I Have Learned About Cycling:  Advice from a Bicycling Consultant

by Kirby Beck, PCI #002T/EMSCI #017T Coon Rapids (MN) Police Department (Retired) In the twelve years since I retired from policing, I have worked as a bicycling consultant and expert during civil tort actions.  I have read many...

2017 Conference Instructors and Presenters

The annual IPMBA Conference owes its reputation as the premier training event for public safety cyclists to the talented and experienced instructors who graciously volunteer their time and expertise to the benefit of conference attendees.  IPMBA is grateful to...

Exhibitors Round Out Another Great Show

Ohio Wesleyan University, home to the Battling Bishops and the Ghosts of Stuyvesant Hall, was also temporarily home to IPMBA.  More than 300 attendees from 35 states and the District as well as three Canadian provinces converged on the City of...

Competition 2017: The Bicycling Bishops?

by Mike Harris, PCI #1125, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Seattle Former IPMBA Board Member by Ron Burkitt, PCI #488, Hilliard (OH) Police Department Former IPMBA Board Member The City of Delaware, Ohio, was the location of the 27th Annual IPMBA...

Ready to Rumble:  Blauer Rumble and Rumble Shorty Bike Gloves

by Andy Shiu Lake Forest (IL) Police Department Upon graduating from the IPMBA Police Cyclist Course many years ago, one of the first presents I purchased for myself were bike gloves.  After all, who doesn’t want a...

Legacy Safety & Security Armored Tee-Shirt

by Bruce Jackson, PCI #239T/EMSCI #325T Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy During the 2016 IPMBA Conference in Asheville, North Carolina, I was drooling my way through the vendor area and the Silent Auction when something I had to have...

Dual Eyewear:  OpTX for Bike Ops

by Mitch Trujillo, PCI #244T/EMSCI #248T Boulder (CO) Police Department Technology’s potential is dependent upon its exploitation.  It is well-proven that a pair of quality, UV-rated, tinted sunglasses protects against glare, harmful rays, and eye strain....

Bike Cops In West Loop Would Make ‘Huge Difference’ In Crime Spike

By Ariel Cheung, DNAInfo.com, October 26, 2017 6:03am [Near West District community policing Sgt. Chris Schenk (right) discusses public safety with West Loop neighbors as Capt. Phil Kwasinski listens on.] Community policing Sgt. Chris Schenk is setting up public safety...

A Different Kind of Baywatch: E-Bikes for Law Enforcement

Download the PDF of:  A Different Kind of Baywatch:  E-Bikes for Law Enforcement, Electric Bike Action, 2014

LAX EMS ENHANCEMENT PILOT PROGRAM

By Ralph M. Terrazas, Fire Chief, Los Angeles Fire Department, October 11, 2017 On October 11, 2017, a news conference was held to introduce the LAX EMS Enhancement Program. Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) and the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) have begun a...