IPMBA News
Four police bikes: $6,676 from drug tax funds
April 3, 2014 By Port City Daily staff The Wilmington Police Department will add four new bicycles to its fleet, at a cost of $6,676 covered by drug tax revenues. That’s money from taxes on confiscated illegal drugs, assessed and collected...
Police bike patrols successful in Papakura
Wednesday, 5 March, 2014 - 09:26, Voxy.co.nz Police officers patrolling the South Auckland suburb of Papakura have implemented bicycle patrols which have been proved an invaluable addition to the community. Over the past four weeks, the Papakura East Neighbourhood Policing...
Boston Marathon Bombings: Lessons Learned
Join IPMBA and Deputy Superintendent Neil Blackington of Boston EMS for an in-depth look at the events of April 15, 2013, when terrorists struck near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. This program will examine the bombings and emphasize the...
Two wheel patrol used to combat illegal crossings
by Nadia Galindo Posted: 03.24.2014 at 7:32 PM When you think of two-wheeler patrols you typically think of large urban cities. Monday police officers are back in the classroom learning to safely do something they probably learned when they were seven, how...
Police put the pedal to crime
by Alex Browne - Peace Arch News, posted Mar 26, 2014 at 3:00 PM Concerns about spiralling crime in Newton, including the Dec. 29 murder of hockey mom Julie Paskall, has led to the re-emergence of one of Surrey’s most...
Yakima donates 8 bike racks to Portland Police Bureau
by Allen Brettman, the Oregonian, March 25, 2014 Yakima Products, Inc., the vehicle cargo racks company based in Beaverton, has donated eight bicycle racks to the Portland Police Bureau. The bureau plans to use the "SwingDaddy" racks to carry police bikes to...
Police on bikes arrest three in Santa Fe burglary
By Andy Stiny / Journal Staff Writer; Albuquerque Journal, Friday, March 21, 2014 at 5:38 pm A quick-thinking burglary victim who was on the phone, screamed when she saw three men go by her window who she suspected had just broken into her...
Lack of bike police hamper Zone 3’s ability to tackle quality of life issues
By Tom Smith, Editor, South Pittsburgh Reporter, March 18, 2014 | Vol. 74 No. 35, South Pittsburgh Reporter The ability of police to patrol some neighborhoods in Zone 3district could be hampered due to changes in staffing at the station. With approaching better weather, Zone 3...