IPMBA News
What the Hail?!
by Rance Okada, PCI #246T Westminster (CO) Police Department May 24, 2016: Day Two of Westminster (CO) Police Department’s Police Cyclist Course. Dark, ominous clouds appeared over the Rocky Mountains to our west, curtains of rain hanging...
Jon Pesesko: Police Sergeant by Title; Bike Patrol Enthusiast at Heart
by Blake Kuntz, PCI #1443 Bethlehem (PA) Police Department In 2015, Sergeant Jonathan Pesesko retired after twenty-one years with the Bethlehem Police Department. Jon was an excellent cop, but nothing about his career was more prominent than his enjoyment and...
Five Rivers MetroParks Police
Submitted by Lt. Mark Arendt, PCI #376 Five Rivers MetroParks (OH) Police Five Rivers MetroParks Police Department was awarded the 2015 Ohio Parks and Recreation Association (OPRA) Law Enforcement Award of Excellence for the IPMBA Police Cyclist Certification Program. Congratulations to the...
Neil Belland: Hockey Player to PCI
Neil Belland was born April 3, 1961, in Parry Sound, Ontario. He grew up in Britt in the early 60’s, skating and playing hockey on the Magnetawan River. He and his brothers took to the game, playing it for...
Toronto International Bicycle Show 2016
by Gary Strang, PCI #1457 London (ON) Police Service IPMBA Membership Coordinator The Annual Toronto International Bicycle Show was held March 4-6, 2016, at the Better Living Centre, Exhibition Place, in Toronto, Ontario. I attended the show...
Two Thumbs Up for TOGS
by Joe Ralston, PCI #1249 Topeka (KS) Police Department I have been a full-time bike cop for seven years with the Topeka Police Department and a PCI since 2011. I truly believe I have the greatest job in the world;...
Mobile Man USA Elecware
by Jared Williams, PCI #1214 Tacoma (WA) Police Department IPMBA Industry Relations Committee This set of wearable speakers was given to me in January 2016 for test and evaluation. The retail packaging contained the speaker vest, charging cable, and instructions. The...
UPD trains officers from other universities for bike patrols
by James Levinson | Staff Writer, the George Washington University Hatchet, Issue: September 26, 2016 | News Media Credit: Hatchet file photo by Dan Rich | Photo Editor UPD officers are taking the lead in training other universities' police departments on...