MedStar’s BERT delivers the right resource to the right place

The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues By Matt Zavadsky, MedStar Mobile Healthcare EMSOne.com, August 31, 2022 Photo: MedStar’s BERT team members are all credentialed EMTs or paramedics and...

Chief plans to resume police bike patrols

By WILLIAM F. WEST, Rocky Mount Telegram, September 3, 2022 Photo:  Police Chief Robert Hassell speaks and fields questions during a meeting of downtown stakeholders on Aug. 22 at City Hall. WILLIAM F. WEST/ROCKY MOUNT TELEGRAM Rocky Mount NC:  Police...

Sedalia Police Department Announces Newly Formed Bike Patrol Unit

By KSIS Townsquare Sedalia, September 1, 2022 The Sedalia Police Department announced their newly formed Bike Patrol Unit on Thursday morning. The unit provides the SPD with additional abilities for enforcement and community engagement in areas that aren’t easily accessible...

An electric Brompton is being used for roads policing in Surrey

by Alex Bowden, eBike Tips (road.cc), August 29, 2022 [An electric Brompton is being used for roads policing in Surrey] Surrey Police e-bike.jpg, by Roads Policing Surrey Police Twitter account Folding e-bike can go in suspect’s...

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office buys e-bikes; patrols to premier during special events

By Josh Ellerbrock, Saint Albans Messenger,  July 26, 2022 Photo:  Dep. Greg Jones takes a ride on the Sheriff’s Office first e-bike around St. Albans Bay Park.  Courtesy of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office FRANKLIN COUNTY...

Police Departments Around The U.S. Are Using E-Bikes For Patrol Duties

Unsurprisingly, electric bikes pose several benefits for police officers. By: Enrico Punsalang, Inside EV, August 22, 2022 Given the rapidly growing popularity of electric bicycles, it’s clear that they aren’t just for leisure or commuting, they also...

Cops on electric bikes: Why more police departments are turning to e-bikes for patrols

By Micah Toll, Electrek, August 19, 2022 Photo:  LAPD police electric bikes Electric bicycles aren’t just for leisure or commuting, they also make great work tools for commercial applications. And more police departments are now waking up to the...

Petersburg Police bike patrol hopes to reduce crime, build community relationships

A four-person bike patrol and substation opened on Friday and it comes at a time when police headquarters could soon be at a new location. By Wayne Covil, CBS News 6, August 19, 2022 Video: https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/petersburg-police-bike-patrol-hopes-to-reduce-crime-build-community-relationships-august-19-2022 ...

Specially trained cyclists provide emergency care for West Seventh

By the City of Fort Worth, Published on August 18, 2022 Photo: FWPD and MedStar first responders provide emergency services to the popular West Seventh district on Friday and Saturday nights. The West Seventh Street district is a very popular venue...

Bike patrols have positive impact

By Scott Prater, Fort Carson Public Affairs Office, July 23, 2022 Photo By Rick Emert | FORT CARSON, Colo. — Fort Carson Bike Patrol officers play a pick-up basketball game along with community children at a playground on post this past...