IPMBA News
NEW CHICAGO POLICE BIKE PATROLS BEGIN TRAINING
By John Garcia, WLS Chicago, October 28, 2014 Chicago Police officers are preparing to patrol Chicago's streets by bicycle and the department's newest bike patrol officers were put through the paces on Tuesday. Officers are learning they will have...
FWPD officers train on mountain bikes
By Mark Mellinger, October 30, 2014, wane.com FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- Eleven Fort Wayne Police Department officers are taking mountain bike classes this week at the Public Safety Academy. Police Mountain Bicycle School began on Tuesday and wraps up Friday....
Police bikes to take part in Bridgwater carnival procession
30 October 2014, Avon and Hampshire Constabulary Photo: PCSO's Dave Schofield and Dan Wheller head to the Bridgwater Carnival The Neighbourhood team will be taking part in the Bridgwater carnival procession on their bikes this weekend. The procession starts at ...
Mayor to invest millions more on bicycle police
By Jessica Scott, October 27, 2014, The Columbia Chronicle In the 2015 city budget, Mayor Rahm Emanuel allotted $2 million to expand and train Chicago Police Department officers that patrol the city on bikes. According to the 2015 budget overview, Emanuel said police officers on...
Annapolis Capitol police return to two wheels
By Ben Weathers, Capital Gazette News, October 27, 2014 Photo: Sergeant Dennis Donaldson of the Maryland Capital Police stands with his patrol bike, part of the revived bike unit. (By Joshua McKerrow, Staff / October 21, 2014) Capital Police Bike...
Nambour officers get on their bikes to battle crime
By Scott Sawyer, 25 October 2014, the Sunshine Coast Daily Nambour Police officers Tenniel Winterbourne (left) and Vanessa Page are ready to hit the streets on their new bikes. photo by Nicola Brander NAMBOUR Police have received two new mountain bikes to...
Accident took police bikes off the streets
By David Leask, Chief Reporter, The Herald Scotland, Saturday 25 October 2014 POLICE bicycles were pulled off the streets during this summer's Commonwealth Games after a freak accident. An officer on patrol during the July event was hurt when his front...
Police aim to make Halloween a treat for kids
By Craig Anderson, Delaware State News, Updated October 27, 2014 CHESWOLD — With so many pretend ghosts and goblins about to roam the streets in a quest for treats, law enforcement is taking a pragmatic approach to Halloween night. Throughout the state,...