IPMBA News
Police officers on bikes: Anne Arundel’s secret weapon
By JAKE LINGER jlinger@capgaznews.com, October 17, 2013, Crofton-West County Gazette Kam Cooke and Dominic Scali are used to people peeking at them through bent window shades, wondering what they’re doing in the neighborhood. Some people continue spying from...
Lawrence police bike patrol makes officers as visible, or stealthy, as needed
by Stephen Montemayer, October 15, 2013, the Lawrence Journal-World After getting reports of occasional fights near an East Lawrence park, two veteran police officers scanned the area one recent afternoon. Standard stuff, save for the machines they navigated. Jeff Holtzman, a 16-year...
Attleboro starts EMS bike unit
BY GEORGE W. RHODES SUN CHRONICLE, October 12, 2013 ATTLEBORO - Ambulances sometimes seem to take corners on two wheels to get to someone who needs help, but a new city emergency medical service will always be on two wheels. The Attleboro...
Dothan police bicycle unit expands
by Matt Elofson , October 9, 2012, the Dothan Eagle, Dothan AL Dennis Sallas and Jeff Arnold pedaled their mountain bikes through the Garden District Wednesday afternoon. Both Sallas and Arnold serve as corporals in the traffic division of the Dothan Police Department. ...
Albany PD Patrol Neighborhoods on Bikes
By Alisha Jones, WALB News 11, October 10, 2013 ALBANY, GA (WALB) - Albany Police are patrolling neighborhoods on bicycles to get closer to people in the community. Thursday, three officers pedaled around the Jackson Street and Highland Avenue area in central Albany. ...
East Longmeadow Business Donates Bikes to Police
ABC 40, Springfield MA SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — When it comes to fighting crime, officers say it’s hard to beat a bike patrol, especially in cities like Springfield or Westfield. “You can get places faster, you still have...
East news Police on bicycles to target cyclists, pedestrians and distracted drivers in Whitehorse
Laura Jolley, Whitehorse Leader, October 6, 2013 POLICE on bicycles will patrol Whitehorse roads through October, targeting cyclist and pedestrian offences and distracted drivers. Box Hill Senior Constable Damien Collins said Operation Giant would see officers from Box Hill, Nunawading and Burwood...
Lincolnton Fire employs one of few bike teams in state
JENNA-LEY HARRISON, Staff Writer, September 30, 2013 Since 2010, the Lincolnton Fire Department has maintained one of only a handful of bike response teams in the state, according to the Office of the State Fire Marshal website. According to Jeffrey Hurt, 29, agency firefighter...