Bentonville Police Purchase E-Bike for Trail Patrol

NWA Homepage, August 25, 2017 BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The Bentonville Bike Team is working to keep up with trail traffic in the city. The team is using an electric assist mountain bike to patrol the trails. The bike helps officers respond to...

Hickory Police Department bike patrol returns to action after 12-year hiatus

By Max Seng, the Hickory Record, August 26, 2017 Photo:  ROBERT C. REED/RECORD: Hickory police officers Joshua Grigg (left) and Victoria Ellis (right) patrol the downtown area on their bikes. HICKORY – After more than a decade of dormancy, the...

Westminster Police Department bike team spreads bicycle safety awareness through community outreach

BY JESSICA PERALTA, Behind the Badge OC, AUGUST 27, 2017 Photo:  Rylee Henning, 1, of Westminster, left, and her brother Brodie, 3, get police badge stickers from Westminster PD Officer Stewart de Jong during the Back to School Safety Bash. Photo...

Eight years in, Bike Cops for Kids rolling strong in Minneapolis

Community-building program has expanded its reach during a tense time.  By Libor Jany, Star Tribune, AUGUST 24, 2017 Twins outfielder Max Kepler stepped up to the plate with his team down two runs to Cleveland, prompting the playoff-hungry crowd of...

Downtown bike cops nab shooting suspect during Sunday’s wee hours

by Erin Adler, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, AUGUST 20, 2017 — 9:43PM A Minneapolis police officer on his bike chased a shooting suspect early Sunday and arrested him, department officials said. Officers patrolling downtown just before 2 a.m. heard gunshots from a parking lot...

Pedal patrol: MCT gives new bikes to APD

by Cory Davenport,  the Riverbender, August 18, 2017     ALTON IL - The Alton Police Department now has two additional bicycles to utilize for patrols, thanks to Madison County Transit (MCT). MCT Managing Director Jerry Kane said the...

JPD slated to begin bike patrols

By Caleb Vierkant, the Jacksonville Progress, August 19, 2017 Jacksonville TX -- The Jacksonville Police Department recently purchased four bicycles for the purpose of beginning bike patrols. According to Chief Andrew Hawkes, this is in response to an increase of burglaries the...

Police roll out bike patrols for the eclipse

By Shane Sanderson, Casper Star-Tribune, August 18, 2017 Casper WY -- The festivities surrounding the solar eclipse are bringing police bike patrols to the streets of Casper. And don’t expect them to disappear when the sun returns. Casper Police Sgt....

Springfield Police Will Now Patrol Downtown Using E Bikes

By: Brea Douglas, Ozarks First.com, August 16, 2017 SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--The Springfield Police Department is rolling out a new way to patrol the city's streets. On Wednesday, the bureau launched E Bikes.  The Springfield Police bikes are geared...

How Cyclists Can Get Police to Take On-Bike Video Footage Seriously

More cyclists are riding with forward- and rear-facing cameras. But what do you do when authorities won't review the footage? BYROBERT ANNIS, Bicycling magazine, AUGUST 14, 2017 IMAGE COURTESY OF PHOTOFUSIO/ GETTY IMAGES Over the past several years, more and more...