IPMBA News
Town council agrees to pay half cost of e-bikes for two PCSOs
By Editor, Bradley Stoke Journal, September 19, 2021 Photo: PCSO Adam Ali of the Bradley Stoke neighbourhood police team. Inset image: A Trek e-bike (indicative only). Bradley Stoke Town Council has agreed to part fund the purchase of two electric bikes...
Fayetteville Police take to streets with new bike patrols
by: Skylar Eagle, WVNS, September 15, 2021 FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — Police on bikes are patrolling Fayetteville. They started patrolling on bikes just last week. The police department says the goal of having police on bikes instead of patrol cars is...
Bicycle patrols provide police with change of scenery in their communities
By Lana Bellamy, Times Herald-Record, July 1, 2021 Photo: Police officer Brandon Raab patrols the village of Goshen as part of the bicycle unit on June 11, 2021. VILLAGE OF GOSHEN NY – A community can look a bit different to police officers from...
Sault police on bicycle patrol save the life of man suffering from an overdose
By Darren MacDonald, CTV News, Northern Ontario, September 3, 2021 Photo: Sault Police used Naxalone Friday to save the life of a man suffering from an overdose. (File) SUDBURY ON - Friday afternoon, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officers on bicycle patrol...
Police bike patrol launches around Lindbergh area
by Amy Wenk, Reporter Newspapers, September 8, 2021 Atlanta Police Zone 2, which covers the Buckhead area, has launched a four-person bike unit to patrol the area between Sidney Marcus Boulevard, Piedmont Road, Lindbergh Drive and Interstate-85. Zone 2 Commander Major Andrew Senzer...
Easy on, easy off, easy-to-store: First push bumper bike rack
Setina’s push bumper police bike rack streamlines bike theft response and improves patrol car safety during transport in Portland, Oregon By Andrea Fox, Police 1 BrandFocus, September 2, 2021 Sponsored by Setina. Photo: The new collapsible, adjustable, universal...
Local bike patrol unit seeing an increase in workload
By: Brittany Defran, KRHD 25, Sep 07, 2021 Photo: College Station Police Department Website COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Now that college students are back in Aggieland, the workload for the local bike patrol team is up. The College Station...
Training and use considerations for duty electric bicycles
Before or once you have purchased your duty e-bikes, deployment, officer safety and tactics considerations must be addressed prior to use by Clint Sandusky for Police1.com, Sep 8, 2021 Photo: LAPD requires its officers to first successfully pass a 4...