Bobbies on their bikes in south Bristol

Avon and Somerset Constabulary, 17 May 2016 Officers based at Broadbury Road Police Station have a new fleet of bikes, which will help them to be more visible and accessible to their local community. The pilot project aims to help PCSOs move...

Riding the beat: Officers train on bikes for RNC security

POSTED 7:52 PM, MAY 13, 2016, BY PEGGY GALLEK, Fox 8 Cleveland SOUTH EUCLID - Law enforcement officers from around the area are preparing for this summer's Republican National Convention. Starting Friday, Steve Kensinger and Jim Ruma, [IPMBA] instructors from Bikestrong,...

Training for Bike Unit Supervisors

By Jim Dyment.  This article appeared in the April 2016 issue of Law and Order Magazine. The speed with which the police cyclist can respond and manage crowds buys time to make decisions. The police cyclist provides a constant presence...

Cleveland Police Union says officers told to buy own gear; PD denies it

Friday, May 13th 2016, 6:06 pm EDTFriday, May 13th 2016, 10:23 pm EDT, By Dani Carlson, Reporter, WOIO CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The Cleveland Police Union told Cleveland 19 the department has asked individual officers to provide gear for training, something the city denies.  ...

City Council delays vote on whether to bring back Uptown Whittier police bicycle patrol

By Mike Sprague, Whittier Daily News, May 12, 2016 WHITTIER CA – City officials are considering reinstating the Police Department’s two-member bicycle patrol team for the Uptown area, but that may not happen if property owners don’t...

I-Team: Police Union telling officers not to train for RNC bike patrols on their own time

POSTED 7:25 PM, MAY 12, 2016, BY ED GALLEK AND PEGGY GALLEK, FOX 8 CLEVELAND – The Fox 8 I-Team has obtained memos showing the Cleveland Police Union telling officers to think twice before taking part in training for new bike patrols...

International Police Mountain Bike Conference held in Asheville

BY JENNIFER SAYLOR TUESDAY, APRIL 26TH 2016 WLOS — ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- Maneuvering through traffic on a bike is just one of the skills being honed by bicycle officers Monday. Dozens of police officers, firefighters and EMS workers...

Huntsville Police bike unit hard at work at WhistleStop

POSTED 11:09 PM, MAY 6, 2016, BY KRISTEN CONNER, HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT)-- Riding through Whistlestop, you'll find a trained group of officers ready for action. The Huntsville Police Bike Unit is hard at work there, creating a mobile HPD presence. ...

The bike cop: Bicycle patrols connect police chief to public

by Larry Hobbs, The Brunswick News, April 25, 2016 Brunswick Police Chief Kevin Jones rides along George Street near its intersection with Lee Street Friday during one of his regular bike patrols through the city.  Photo by Michael Hall, The Brunswick...

Bicycle patrols for city a good idea

by Lynn West, May 5, 2016, New Albany (MS) Gazette Police Chief Chris Robertson announced plans this week to begin bicycle patrol by pairs of officers on an occasional basis. While this might sound like something appropriate for a much larger...