IPMBA News
Blue Plum bike patrols start downtown festival police trend
Johnson City police link their use of bike patrols during the 2013 Blue Plum Festival to a decrease in that festival’s crime rate and their use of bike patrols will be increased for all downtown festivals. According to Johnson...
Bike Officers Teach Safety
By Sara Millhouse, June 19, 2013, Dyersvillecommercial.com These officers will definitely be wearing helmets. Dyersville Police Department (DPD) bicycle officers Leah Heacock and Jeff Nystel will be riding the streets this summer, checking on businesses, responding to emergencies and teaching, through...
Chicago Police Officers on Bike Patrol Foil Robbery
Officers on bikes chased down and arrested a 23-year-old man after he stole a woman's cell phone. Chicago Tribune, June 19, 2013 Police officers on bicycles chased down and arrested a 23-year-old man after he swiped a woman's cell phone...
Moscow Cops to Get on Their Bikes
13:22 June 18, 2013 Ivan Petrov, RBC daily The Moscow Police Department has not been left out from the City Council’s initiative to "bicyclise" the capital this summer. A bike-mounted police unit started operating in the south west of the city...
UMass Bike Patroller Has Power in his Pedals
By SCOTT MERZBACH Staff Writer, Amherst Bulletin, Wednesday, June 12, 2013; (Published in print: Friday, June 14, 2013) Often the first official at the scene of a campus emergency at the University of Massachusetts is Bicycle Bob. “I usually get there first because...
State troopers, town police to begin bicycle patrols
Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2013 2:13 am |Updated: 2:57 am, Thu Jun 13, 2013. By Jane Bellmyer Coming soon to a street near you: police officers patrolling on bicycles. First Sgt. Chris Davala from the Maryland State Police Special Operations Division led a class of officers...
2013 IPMBA Conference Instructors and Presenters
The annual IPMBA Conference owes its reputation as the premier training event for public safety cyclists to the fine individuals who volunteer their time, talent, and expertise. IPMBA is grateful to the highly-qualified instructors and presenters who once again...
More Law Enforcement Agencies Hopping on Bikes
Jun. 3, 2013 5:58 AM Written by Timothy Meinch, the Des Moines Register A national look Across the United States, approximately 12,500 police departments used officers certified for bike patrol in 2007, according to the latest national study by the U.S. Department...