IPMBA News
Police increase patrols at Bear Hole in West Springfield
by: Ashley Shook, WWLP, May 15, 2024 WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – West Springfield Police are resuming bicycle patrols of the ‘Bear Hole’ conservation area. According to police, they recently purchased four new bikes for officers using ARPA funds....
Windsor police pilot local tech on bicycle fleet
By Rich Garton, CTV Windsor, May 15, 2024 Video: https://windsor.ctvnews.ca/windsor-police-pilot-local-tech-on-bicycle-fleet-1.6888915 Windsor ON - The Windsor Police Service (WPS) is deploying police on bicycles decked out with technology supplied by a local company. “Policing has become a...
Mansfield Police Department Rolls Out Bike Patrols for Summer Safety and Community Engagement
By Richard Dawson, Hoodline, May 28, 2024 Photo: Mansfield Police Department Rolls Out Bike Patrols for Summer Safety and Community Engagement. Source: Mansfield Police Department Mansfield TX -- As the school bells ring for the last time this...
Portland Police Bureau Expands Central Bike Squad
By Portland Police Bureau, May 10, 2024 The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) is expanding the Central Bike Squad to increase its presence in Downtown Portland. PPB’s Central Bike Squad is growing with the addition of four officers and one...
Paramedics on bikes to patrol Great Yarmouth at bank holiday
By Daniel Hickey, Senior Reporter, Eastern Daily Press, May 3, 2024 Photo: Cycle paramedics Martha Davies and Donna Pearson on Great Yarmouth seafront. (Image: EEAST) Yarmouth UK -- A pair of bicycle-riding paramedics are bracing themselves for busy bank...
Ocala Police Department bike unit puts officers on two wheels
By Caroline Brauchler, Ocala Gazette, May 2, 2024 Photo: Ocala Police Department Officer Phillip Matthews on patrol as part of the department’s new bike unit [OPD]. Ocala FL -- The Ocala Police Department has reintroduced a policing unit, with...
E-bike training planned for Glynn County Police
By GORDON JACKSON, The Brunswick News, May 9, 2024 Glynn County police will begin patrolling parts of St. Simons Island on e-bikes later this month after officers complete eight hours of training. Glynn County Police Chief Scott Ebner explained the training and...
South Bend Police Department adds e-bikes for officers
by Leo Goldman, WSBT 22 Reporter, May 9, 202 Watch the video: https://wsbt.com/news/local/south-bend-police-department-e-bikes-officers-department-of-justice-crime-community-feedback-south-bend-indiana SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — South Bend Police have a new way to get around. The department unveiled nine new e-bikes Thursday afternoon. 20...