IPMBA News
X-Fire Bikelane Light System: A Product Good for Personal Use
by Charles O’Roake, PCI #1201 Federal Reserve Bank of Houston (TX) Police Like others of you, I first found out about the X-Fire lighting system from a fellow instructor who posted their informational video to the instructor Google Group....
JET Lites F-U2
by Matthew Worm, PCI #946/EMSCI #256 Omaha (NE) Police Department One evening I was thinking “how can I further improve bicycle patrol and make life easier for my brothers and sisters on the beat?” That’s when...
Detours Panniers: These Bags Won’t Detour You from Your Mission
by Craig Lepkowski, PCI # 1180/EMSCI #272 Lake Forest (IL) Police Department IPMBA Secretary About a year and a half ago, after meeting Shawn Parks from Detours at the 2012 IPMBA Conference, I treated myself to both the D2R handlebar bag (now...
Interbike 2013: New and Noteworthy
by James Englert, PCI #1081 Arapahoe County (CO) Sheriffs Office IPMBA Industry Liaison This past September, I attended the Interbike Expo in Las Vegas with former Membership Coordinator Tony Holte. Interbike is the premier retail expo for the cycling industry. ...
Bring Back the Bike!
It makes sense for today's agencies to drive the police bicycle patrol back into favor. by Amaury Murgado Osceola County (FL) Sheriffs Office This article appeared in “Best Practices” column in the August 2013 issue of Police Magazine....
Two police officers’ bikes stolen while they were on the beat
By Ciaranfagan, Leicester Mercury, June 11, 2014 The two bikes were stolen in Newport Street. Two police officers’ bikes were stolen while they were out on patrol. The officers, from Leicester’s Hinckley Road police station, had locked the bikes ...
Arapahoe deputies recognized for bravery during high school shooting
By Corrie Sahling, The Denver Post, 06/10/2014 03:52:51 PM Three Arapahoe County sheriff's deputies are being recognized for their actions during the Dec. 13 shooting at Arapahoe High School. Deputy James Englert is the school resource officer and was there when...
Police bikes stolen outside Broadway bar
CTV Saskatoon, Published Tuesday, June 10, 2014 1:39PM CST Two Saskatoon police bicycles were stolen Saturday after they were left by officers unlocked outside a Broadway bar. A spokesperson for the police said the bikes were stolen around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The...