MCT donates trail bikes to EPD

Police chief says officers will be trained for duty By Matt Winte, the Edwardsville (IL) Intelligencer, June 1, 2015 Photo:  Employees from The Cyclery and Fitness Center, Chairman of the MCT Board of Trustees Dan Corbett, MCT Managing Director Jerry Kane,...

New Worcester Police bicycle patrol aimed at making officers more approachable

Photo:  Worcester Police created a new bicycle patrol to add to community policing in the city. (Scott J. Croteau | MassLive.com) By Scott J. Croteau, MassLive.com, June 1, 2015 WORCESTER -- The newly-created Worcester Police Bicycle Patrol has...

Ohio officers train in Delaware to handle policing on bicycle

By Dean Narciso The Columbus Dispatch, Friday May 29, 2015 6 DELAWARE, Ohio — The streets buzz each spring with packs of bike-riding police officers from throughout Ohio, some of them agile and fit, others cautious and wary. But all are eager...

College Station police open workspace at Northgate

By Andrea Salazar, The Eagle, May 23, 2015 Photo:  Sam Craft/The Eagle:  College Station Police Cpl. Kevin Yargo, right, and officer Matthew Paris due equipment check on one of the patrol bikes inside the newly created workstation in Northgate...

Ozark Bike Club gets training by officers

DONNA BAXTER, Springfield News-Leader, May 22, 2015 (Photo: Submitted by Lt. Truman Isbell, Ozark Police Department)The Ozark Mountain Biking Club took a trail ride and received some expert training by Ozark police officers on the first day of Bike to Work...

Mansfield Police pedal for justice and community

By Dillon Carr, Staff Reporter, The Richland Source, May 23, 2015 Photo:  [Bike Patrol] Mansfield police officers ride the during Mend Mansfield's Unity in the Community Rally and March on Saturday, April 11.   “The whole idea of this...

Police Bike Patrol in training

by: Chris Dawson, BayToday.ca, Ontario, Thursday, May 21, 2015    Photo:  Police Bike Patrol officers go down the stairs on their bikes as part of a training course.  PHOTO BY CHRIS DAWSON. Riding your bike down a...

East-side Salt Lake City wants more cops; police chief not thrilled

By CHRISTOPHER SMART, The Salt Lake Tribune, May 21, 2015 Photo:  (Leah Hogsten | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City bicycle patrolman Cole Brock and other members of the bike patrol receive a blessing. Cyclists filled the block between 100 and 200...

New device helps police enforce state 3-foot law

By Michelle Heron, Reporter, WRCB Chattanooga, May 15, 2015 CHATTANOOGA, TN (WRCB) -Chattanooga police have a new device to help drivers and cyclists share the road.  The device measures the distance between a car and bicycle. The department used National Bike...

Officers on bikes will soon be pedaling around Costa Mesa

By Jeremiah Dobruck, Daily Pilot, May 19, 2015, Costa Mesa CA Costa Mesans will soon see more officers on two wheels. The Police Department is planning to start a bicycle patrol program in the next few months. The last time Costa Mesa...