IPMBA News
Pedal-powered police: Little Rock bike patrol officers give neighborhoods personal touch
By Brian Scott Rippee, August 7, 2017, Little Rock, Arkansas Online PHOTO BY JOHN SYKES JR. - Little Rock bike patrol officer Kelley Crace (from left), Sgt. Van Watson and officer Marquise Goodlow prepare for a day on patrol. The...
Englewood officers take to the streets on bikes
By Michael W. Curley, Jr., Staff Writer, Bergen Record, Aug. 2, 2017 The Englewood Police Department is starting initiatives intended to improve its relationship and ability to police the community. Among these is bringing in a bike-mounted police program. Mitsu Yasukawa...
Off-duty officers to patrol bike paths in Springfield
By Allyson Brown, Springfield News-Sun, July 30, 2017 Off-duty Springfield Police Division officers will patrol the multi-use trails in the Springfield area to make residents feel safer using them. The four officers will ride the network of trails until the end...
Oneida Elks Club donates to police department, Recreation Center
By John Brewer, Oneida Dispatch, July 29, 2017 From left to right, Elise Allen, Chief Paul Thompson, Sgt John Little, Matt Malinowski and Kathy Malinowski, Elks Treasurer. Submitted photo. Oneida, N.Y. -- The Oneida Elks Lodge is investing in its...
KPD officers undergo bike patrol training; police hope to reduce crime
By Elizabeth Kuebel, July 28, 2017, WJHL KINGSPORT, TN (WJHL) – Kingsport police will soon have more officers patrolling the streets on bicycles. Seven police officers spent dozens of hours training this week, allowing them to ride their bikes while patrolling...
Paterson police now have a bike but no bike patrols
by Joe Malinconico, Paterson Press, February 21, 2017 PATERSON NJ – A BMW dealership based in Rochelle Park has donated a “high-tech bicycle” to the Paterson Police Department. But city law enforcement officials aren’t sure what they...
Cops Hit the Sidewalks, Parks on Two Wheels
By Brandi Makuski, Stevens Point City Times, July 26, 2017 Photo: Former Police Chief Kevin Ruder – before he was police chief – conducting bicycle patrol circa 1991. (Courtesy SPPD) Residents in Stevens Point expect to see police officers in squad cars...
Krav Maga on Bicycles
The Growler, July 25, 2017 by Patrick Strait; photo by Ryan Siverson From the battlefields of Israel to the bike paths of Minneapolis, a team of self-defense instructors are teaching cyclists to protect themselves Gail Boxrud began thinking about the need for...