IPMBA News
Clear Lake beefing up bicycle patrol
MOLLY MONTAG, June 6, 2016, Globe Gazette [Police Bike] CHRIS ZOELLER, The Globe Gazette Clear Lake Police Officer Eric Hythecker mounts his patrol bike on the back of his patrol vehicle Wednesday in Clear Lake. The Police Department is expanding use...
LAS honours pioneering medic Brian Hayes as he is laid to rest in Bermondsey
By HANNAH AL-OTHMAN , March 31, 2016, The Evening Standard London Ambulance Service staff came out in force today to pay tribute to a pioneering colleague who passed away after a sudden illness. Cycle responder and clinical team leader ...
N.J.‘s MedCycle mobilizes EMT services on bikes for events, parades
By Julie Kayzerman, June 5, 2016, For NJ.com Christopher Polgar has always identified himself as a recreational mountain biker and a professional emergency medical service provider, but it wasn't until a year ago that he envisioned those two...
Bikes becoming effective community policing tool
By William Moore, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, June 5, 2016 TUPELO – Once only used by bigger cities, more small police departments are turning to bicycle patrols. The Tupelo Police Department first started putting officers on bikes almost 20 years ago. When former...
La Crosse Police Bike Patrol urges summer safety
By Ginna Roe, WXOW, June 2, 2016 As summer approaches, the La Crosse Police Bike Patrol is getting back out on La Crosse streets. The patrol officers primary focus is to keep bikers safe. They are also working to make La...
Building bikes for RNC police patrol
Jasmine Monroe , WKYC 5:53 PM. EST June 01, 2016 Police bikes are finally assembled and geared up now for the Republican National Convention. All police needs is the training. Ohio City Bike Co-op has been in business for more than 15 years,...
BPD teaches importance of policing by bike
By Kelsey Stewart, Bellevue (NE) Leader, June 1, 2016 Photo by Kelsey Stewart:Lt. Jay Kirwan of the Bellevue Police Department rides a mountain bike through an obstacle course set up at the Bellevue Fire Training Center. The department hosted a four-day...
Foundation grant revitalizes Mansfield PD bike patrol
By Brittany Schock, Staff Reporter, The Richland Source, May 28, 2016 [Matt Loughman] Det. Matt Loughman patrols the Final Friday Concert Series on May 27 on a new bike, courtesy of a grant from the Richland County Foundation. Photo by Emily Dech,...