IPMBA News
Bicycle patrols by Marquette City Police
by Rachel Droze, WLUC TV 6, June 23, 2015 MARQUETTE -- In order to better protect the public, the Marquette City Police Department conducts bicycle patrols. "We take general calls throughout the day, but we also focus more on the downtown...
Waterville police take to two wheels for the summer
Five officers will be on bike patrol this summer, something that police say is as good for community relations as it is for fighting crime. BY AMY CALDER STAFF WRITER, Central Maine.com, June 22, 2015 Photo: Waterville police...
Dothan cops launch new community relations effort
By Matt Flofson, Dothan Eagle, June 19, 2015 Photo: JAY HARE / DOTHAN EAGLE Dothan Police officers Mike Woodside and Devon Fields (from left) patrol on their bikes during FosterFest on Friday night. Officers with the newly-launched Dothan Police Community Impact Team took...
Michigan couple donates electric bikes to Fairbanks Police Department
By Dorothy Chomicz, June 19, 2015, Fairbanks Daily News Miner FAIRBANKS — Fairbanks police have two new patrol vehicles, thanks to the generosity of couple visiting from Michigan. Garry and Sue Denton, of Royal Oak, took police by surprise Thursday morning when...
B-CYCLE AIDS COPS IN RUNNER’S ARREST
By Jesse Paul, The Denver Post, June 18, 2015 A Denver police officer commandeered a B-cycle on the city’s Cherry Creek Bike Path this month in a creative — and successful — effort to arrest a fleeing man wanted on...
B-Cycle Rider To Officer In Chase: ‘Take The Bike!’
June 18, 2015 6:01 AM DENVER (CBS4) – Though not designed for speed, let alone a pursuit, Denver police utilized a bystander’s B-cycle to chase down a suspect earlier in June. Police knew Jose Delgado, wanted on multiple felony...
Flower Mound police bike patrol gets new wheels
By Sarah Bays, the Cross Timbers Gazette, June 17, 2015 The Flower Mound Police Department brought on two new members to its bicycle patrol unit -- and they each have two wheels. At a town council meeting Monday night, chief Andy Kancel...
Benton bike patrol resumes after 12 years
By Macy Jenkins, KTHV10:48 p.m. CDT June 15, 2015 (Photo: THV11) BENTON, Ark. (KTHV) - Benton police officers are ready to roll once again as the bike patrol program returns to the city. It's been 12 years since officers last patrolled...