IPMBA News
Rochester Police Bike Patrol to Return
By Kim David, KROC AM, June 21, 2017 Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) – The Rochester Police Department is planning to resurrect its bicycle patrol program. It’s been more than 10 years since officers patrolled Rochester on bikes, but it...
IPMBA holds training exercise at fairgrounds
By Glenn Battishill, Delaware Gazette, June 8, 2017 Bike Police Officers visiting Delaware for the International Police Mountain Bike Association Conference got hands on with a group of “zombies” at the Delaware County Fairgrounds Wednesday afternoon during a training exercise. ...
Deputies get rolling: Sheriff’s office adds bike unit
By Glenn Battishill, Delaware Gazette, June 16, 2017 The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office now has three deputies trained as bike officers. Delaware County sheriff’s deputies Mike Scalley, Troy Ellis, and Josh Clarke participated in the International Police...
The new horsemen: how American riot police embraced the bicycle
As a new digital era of protest has dawned under Occupy and Trump, riot police across the US have embarked on a fundamental shift in crowd control by Jason Wilson in Seattle, The Guardian, June 15, 2017; Guardian Cities Cycle...
Zombies help police bike officers train for unruly street crowds
By Megan Henry, The Columbus Dispatch, June 8, 2017 DELAWARE — Arms full of empty water bottles, Courtney Pickett tossed them one by one at police officers on bikes Wednesday as they weaved their way through cones while dodging projectiles —...
Cops get pedal power for patrol duty
The Times of India, June 13, 2017, 02.48 PM IST Kolhapur: City police have devised a new method of conducting patrols in a more environment-friendly and effective manner. A total of 35 bicycles were handed over to beat constables and a rally was...
Ocean View Police Department pedals community policing
By Maria Counts, June 9, 2017, Coastal Point Photo: Coastal Point • Shaun M. Lambert: Officer AnnMarie Dalton is heading the OVPD’s bike-patrol program. Ocean View DE -- Those who have been out and about in Ocean View...
A new way for police to get to emergencies
Getting stuck in summer construction traffic isn't fun especially when you're the police and firefighters trying to get to emergencies. Matt Renoux, KUSA 8:28 AM. MDT June 07, 2017 (Photo: Matt Renoux, KUSA) GLENWOOD SPRINGS CO - At the...