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On patrol with Toronto’s bike police

On patrol with Toronto’s bike police

May 16th, 2014, by Matthew Pioro, Canadian Cycling Magazine Photo: Members of the 14 Division community response unit in Graffiti Alley. From left, Police Constable Kirstan Draper, Staff Sgt. James Hogan, Police Constable Nikolaos Maicantis and Sgt. Lisa Ferris. Photo...
Shifting gears on bike patrol

Shifting gears on bike patrol

By Rachel Cromidas, , 8:24 p.m. CDT, May 11, 2014, RedEyeChicago.com Chuck Trendle was pretending to be a man drinking a beer along the lakefront trail—harmless, but still breaking the law. When two police officers approached him on their...
Police turn to bikes in Waynesboro

Police turn to bikes in Waynesboro

LAUREN BERG, The News Virginian, Thursday, May 8 In coming weeks, bikes will roll through the city as Waynesboro Police officers hop on the saddle to patrol the streets. Officers must complete three days of training to learn different techniques before...
Cops On Bikes

Cops On Bikes

Posted: Wed 10:57 AM, May 07, 2014; By: Mike McKnight, WOWT-NBC, Omaha NE The police bike patrol is now rolling and seems to be having an impact at a city park south of the metro. Cassgram reported on issues at Rhylander Park...
Store owners are happy bike police returning

Store owners are happy bike police returning

Briana Lonas, Reporter, Prescott Valley Tribune, May 8, 2014.  Photo:  Sgt. Scott Stebbins The Prescott Valley Police Department has reinstated its popular bike patrol now that budget restraints have begun to relax. The pedaling officers will remain a presence around...
Police can better engage on bikes

Police can better engage on bikes

Spalding Guardian/Lincolnshire Free Press; May 6, 2014 Police community support officers have won the backing of Sutton Bridge Parish Council as they plan to patrol the village on bikes. Three PCSOs who cover the area currently have a car, but they...
Bike cops roll back crime rates

Bike cops roll back crime rates

By Natalie Craig, Columbia Chronicle, Posted on May 5, 2014 In an effort to make police more “mobile, social and interactive,” the Chicago Police Department plans to deploy more than 140 officers on bikes to patrol 20 high-crime areas on the South...