Police department adding a bike patrol unit

By Jeron Rennie, KIMT 3, May 19, 2015, 7:11 pm Photo: Police Reserve Officer James Noxon rides the new patrol bike in downtown West Concord. WEST CONCORD, Minn. – The West Concord Police Department’s plan to add bikes to their patrol units...

RAA medics learn balance, efficiency during bike training ahead of UCI Race

By WRIC Newsroom, Published: May 15, 2015, 7:00 pm  Updated: May 15, 2015, 8:13 pm Richmond, Va. (WRIC) — With the 2015 UCI Road World Cycling Championships only months away, medics are learning how to respond to emergencies not in ambulances, but on...

Traffic cop turns police escort for 8th grader

Steve Staeger, KUSA, 4:39 p.m. EDT May 18, 2015 (Photo: KUSA) ARVADA, Co. – As the sun rises over Oberon Middle School in Arvada, Colorado, School Resource OfficerGordon Beesley pulls into the empty parking lot and begins to...

Police use pedal power to fight crime

By CTV Ottawa, May 15, 2015 Photo:  Police officers get a refresher course on patrolling by bike at Major's Hill Park in Ottawa, May 15, 2015 They are the modern-day mounted police. The Ottawa Police Service has rolled out its bicycle patrol...

Tredyffrin police reinstate bike patrols on Chester Valley Trail

May 14, 2015, The Times of Chester County (PA) Photo:  Tredyffrin Police Officer Neil Jackson and Officer Rhonda Carroll with one of the electric patrol bikes. TREDYFFRIN — The Chester Valley Trail now has added security for its users.  Just...

CCEMS Bike Medic Response Team Receives Generous Grant

by Norm Uhl - Public Information Officer, CCEMS, May 14, 2015 The Cypress Creek EMS Bike Medic Response Team will now be able to provide a higher level of emergency medical care at major public events, thanks to a...

A Call to Reaffirm Your Oath of Honor

A Message from IACP President Richard Beary This Friday, May 15, is Peace Officers Memorial Day. Each year, on this day, citizens pay tribute to the state, local, and federal law enforcement officers for their service and the sacrifices they have...

Police want children to make bike safety a HABIT

Photo:  IPMBA Stock Photo By JENNIFER NOBLIT, Dublin Villager, May 13, 2015 Dublin Division of Police officials are hoping children can cycle some new habits into their days. Members of the Dublin Police Bicycle Unit visited Dublin elementary schools this...

Gears & Gadgets: Brake Adjustment

Gears & Gadgets, May 2015:   Brake Adjustment This installment of Gears & Gadgets will focus on proper brake adjustment.  Proper brake adjustment is crucial to riding safety and efficiency.  An instructor once jokingly told me “brakes just...

Delhi Township Police Department Bike Officers Make Arrest/Theft From Autos

On 05/11/15 @ 1144PM, two Delhi Township Bike Officers, while on routine patrol, noticed a male subject standing by a driveway, on a phone. They also noticed another male subject, bent over, in a blue Chevrolet Malibu. While conducting their investigation,...