IPMBA News
Donations equip Green Bay police with E-bikes
By Fox News 11 The Green Bay Police Department showed off two new E-bikes to allow officers to cover larger areas, October 17, 2017. (WLUK) GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The Green Bay Police Department showed off its new wheels. Officers on the squad...
Use of Various Bicycle Types by Public Safety Cyclists Position Paper - October 2017
View as a PDF. As the leader in the field of public safety cycling, IPMBA endeavors to keep abreast of changing technologies, methodologies, and other applicable factors. This includes equipment and devices for use in training and in...
New APD initiative puts even more police on Hike and Bike Trail
By Jenni Lee, KVUE 10:27 PM. CDT October 24, 2017 AUSTIN - A new Austin police initiative has extra officers riding bikes on the Hike and Bike Trail on Lady Bird Lake every day. It's a direct result of the three...
Bike Patrol Improves Communications, Fosters Relationships
Patrolling on two wheels makes police more approachable, increases their interaction with the public and strengthens police-community relations. by ADRIENNE ZIMMER, Officer.com, October 17, 2017 IMAGE COURTESY OF ANDREW HUMES Though the concept of bicycle policing has been around since the 180...
Suspect arrested after SFPD officer on bike is hit, critically injured
By Vivian Ho and Annie Ma, San Francisco Chronicle, October 19, 2017 A San Francisco police officer on bicycle patrol three blocks from City Hall was critically injured Wednesday by a suspect in a gun-related case who ran him...
Ambassador Pettit Participated in the Launch of the INL Supported Police Bicycle Patrol Unit in Mold
by US Embassy Chisinau, October 10, 2017 On Saturday, October 7, 2017, Ambassador James Pettit participated in the launch ceremony of the first ever Moldovan police bicycle patrol unit. The event began at the Embassy, where the National Chief of Police Alexandru Pinzari...
Officers finding advantages to patrolling Indianapolis on bikes
By Drew Blair, October 12, 2017, WISH INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – On an unseasonably warm fall day, a mass of police officers could be seen at the top of a parking garage on Butler University’s campus. The officers hailed from...
Bike medics make their debut at LAX
October 13, 2017, International Airport Review Next time a flyer is taken sick at the world’s fourth largest airport, their guardian angel may arrive clad in a crash helmet. Los Angeles International (LAX) is now the stage of...