Special police patrols downtown may be eliminated

By Jason Aubry, Story Created: Sep 26, 2013 at 5:26 PM EDT Story Updated: Sep 26, 2013 at 5:40 PM EDT SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The city of South Bend is cutting $150,000 from its budget by eliminating the special police patrols in downtown. Downtown business owners...

Bike Patrol Cuts Crime in Dothan AL

By: Devon Sellers - Posted: Wed 6:37 PM, Sep 25, 2013, WTVY.com Dothan, AL - Some Dothan police officers are going to be putting more miles on their bikes. The department is seeing positive results after increasing the bike unit two...

La Trinidad bike patrol launched

By Maria Elena Catajan Sunday, September 22, 2013, the SunStar, Philippines LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Valley cops have taken to riding bikes to save lives. In simple ceremonies Friday morning, police provincial director Rodolfo Azurin with Valley top cop Byron Allatog formally...

Funding means Sherborne police officers can get on their bikes

12:00pm Wednesday 18th September 2013 in The Dorset Echo POLICE officers will be hitting the streets on more bicycle patrols on two new mountain bikes. The increase in the number of officers on cycles in communities in the Sherborne area is...

New Restaurant Donates Bikes to City Police

SMASH Kitchen & Bar gave $1,000 and two BMW bicycles. Posted by Jonathan Cribbs (Editor) , September 18, 2013 at 10:10 PM Brookhaven’s newest restaurant, SMASH Kitchen & Bar, donated $1,000 and two BMW bicycles to the Brookhaven Police Department at their ribbon cutting...

Flemington police begin bicycle patrols; ‘rapport’ cited as a primary benefit

By Rick Epstein / Hunterdon County Democrat , September 16, 2013 at 3:07 PM FLEMINGTON — The borough Police Department has acquired four special bicycles, and they are being put to use. Patrolman Brian McNally, who has spearheaded this initiative, says that a cop on...

Ripon Police Pedal Around Town

Officers on bicycles get positive response By Glenn Kahl Reporter gkahl@mantecabulletin.com 209-249-3539, September 15, 2013 A single line of police officers in uniform on bicycles drew the attention of Ripon motorists who reacted with honks and waves as the...

Donations enable Palm Beach County Fire Rescue to outfit four bicycles for quick access

By Alexandra Seltzer, Palm Beach Post Staff Writer, September 13, 2013 While watching the Boston Marathon bombing coverage months ago, some Palm Beach County Fire Rescue volunteers thought if such a tragedy happened here, how could they reach the victims quicker? They...

Pedal Police

Connect Savannah, September 11, 2013 This past weekend saw the delivery of 25 specially-equipped bicycles to the Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police Department. Five of the new Redline mountain bikes were distributed to each of the five SCMPD precincts to be used by Crime Suppression...

Bikes replace boards for a night at Mill Creek skate park

Mill Creek officer organizes Bike Night at skatepark once a month By Rikki King, The Herald, September 10, 2013 MILL CREEK -- Once a month, the park is all theirs. "Bicycle motocross" or "BMX" riders usually are banned from the skate park...