IPMBA News
Vallejo cops to resume bike patrols in city
After almost a decade on hiatus, Vallejo police officers this month will once again mount their bicycles and patrol the city. Along with many other city programs, the downtown bike patrol was scrapped in 2006 as the city struggled financially, and...
In a first, highway safety grant program focuses on bikes and pedestrians
If you don’t know all the bicycle-related rules of the road, Secretary of Transportation Richard A. Davey does not blame you. “I know when I took my driver’s test more than 20 years ago, sharrows weren...
Keizer police use bikes to connect with community
Joce DeWitt, Statesman Journal10:43 a.m. PDT May 2, 2014 A pickup carrying two suspects eluded police for several blocks in Keizer on Tuesday, April 29, after it was reported stolen out of West Salem the day before. Many people saw and heard...
Two Cypress Creek EMS teams bring ‘good medicine to bad places’
Cypress Creek EMS uses tactical group and bike medic team to support SWAT teams if necessary By Bryan Kirk | April 29, 2014 It's not just about ambulances at Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services. There is another side to emergency care that...
Seattle Police Mount Their Bikes And Prepare For A May Day Ride
What’s the best tool when you have boisterous crowds mixing with police officers in a dense urban area? For the Seattle Police Department, it might be bikes. SPD officers took a refresher course last week on managing demonstrations...
New mountain bikes help Meriden police become closer to the community
By Lauren Sievert, Record-Journal staff; Published: April 30, 2014 | Last Modified: April 30, 2014 01:15AM MERIDEN — Officers in the neighborhood initiative unit are riding easier with new mountain bicycles, the first new bikes in decades. Lt. Steve Lespier, commander of the neighborhood...
Police: Suspect in wild chase drove 65 mph, blew through stop signs, red lights
By Manuel Gamiz Jr., Of The Morning Call, 8:37 pm, April 28, 2014, The Morning Call The drug suspect who injured three Allentown police officers as his car barreled through center city Friday reached speeds of up to 65 mph and ran through...
Boston Police Tested Some New Wheels During the Marathon
A donor gave the department never-before-tested electric bikes specifically for race day. By Steve Annear | Boston Daily | April 24, 2014 10:16 am Police presence wasn’t the only thing that was beefed up on Marathon Monday. BPD officers got the chance to...