Rolling with the Bike Medic Program

BY NANETTE CRIST, Florida Weekly Correspondent, May 29, 2014 Imagine yourself perched on a barstool at Harpoon Harry’s after finishing your first Freedom Swim across Charlotte Harbor. Hordes of people surround you and spill out into every nook and cranny...

Community policing making a come-back, bike patrol on track

By Briana Lonas, Prescott Valley Tribune, May 28, 2014 Some community programs that fell by the roadside may be rebounding as the Prescott Valley Police Department slowly turns the corner on the recession. The department's bike patrol unit marks one example...

New police bike team taking crime-fighting to southern streets and pathways

BY CLARA HO, CALGARY HERALD MAY 28, 2014 A new team of police officers is riding into south Calgary. The Calgary Police Service recently launched a summer mountain bike team to cover the city’s southern neighbourhoods in hopes of better...

MPD outside in full force this summer

Officers will be seen on two wheels By STEPHANIE IVANKOVICH - Staff Writer , May 25, 2014, Times-Republican    The summer sun means more people will be outside - including police in various capacities. Capt. Brian Batterson, of the Marshalltown Police Department,...

Police officers learn safety first at bicycle certification classes

BY BRITNEY MILAZZO, CentreDaily.com, May 16, 2014 Sgt. Shawn Pelletier traveled from Milford, N.H., to the Centre Region to participate in a weeklong basic police cycling course. He was one of 11 law enforcement officials this week who underwent a physical...

Rose City bike patrol returns

Posted: May 20, 2014 5:20 PM EDTUpdated: May 20, 2014 6:14 PM EDT By Troy Washington, ABC News WALB THOMASVILLE, GA (WALB) - The Thomasville Police Department's bike patrol unit is back. These police officers are some of Thomasville's best, but you won't...

Shenandoah police to add bicycle to its vehicle fleet

BY JOHN E. USALIS (STAFF WRITER, REPUBLICANHERALD.COM) Published: May 21, 2014 SHENANDOAH - The borough police department will have a two-wheel form of transportation in the near future with the purchase of a police bicycle. During Monday's meeting, the borough...

Bozeman Police receive bicycle patrol training

By Colin Cashin, KTVM Reporter, ccashin@ktvm.com POSTED: 1:38 PM May 22 2014   UPDATED: 3:40 PM May 22 2014   BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Montana State University Police Department is holding special bicycle training for Bozeman police officers. The 4-day Mountain Bike Patrol...

Palisades Interstate Parkway Police reach out to cyclists with new bike unit

By Noah Cohen/NJ.com on May 23, 2014 at 3:42 PM, updated May 23, 2014 at 3:57 PM BERGEN COUNTY — Palisades Interstate Parkway police will patrol on bikes in a new unit they said would make officers more versatile in navigating crowds and rugged...

Use of Backpacks by EMS Cyclists Position Paper-May 2014

International Police Mountain Bike Association Board Position Paper - Use of Backpacks by EMS Cyclists – May 19, 2014 IPMBA endeavors to keep abreast of changing technologies, methodologies, and other factors applicable to public safety cycling.  This includes equipment and devices...