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Major bike brands criticise US police for using bikes as riot shields
Stickybotte.com, Posted on: June 6th, 2020 THE POLICE WERE SPOTTED INSTIGATING VIOLENCE MULTIPLE TIMES AGAINST PROTESTERS!! DO NOT LET THIS GO UNSEEN pic.twitter.com/dgLAug4dR1 — eddy | BLACK LIVES MATTER (@EDDIFUL) June 1, 2020 Photo: San...
U.S. Police Batter Black Lives Matter Protesters With Bicycles
by Carlton Reid, Forbes Magazine, June 5, 2020 Image: 1912 poster the Cyclists Battalion of the London Regiment, England. One week after George Floyd’s death at the hands—or, more accurately, the knee—of a U.S. police...
Fort Worth march ends peacefully after curfew when police kneel, pray with protesters
BY KALEY JOHNSON, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 1, 2020, updated June 2, 2020 Photo: This officer was the first to kneel with protesters. He picked up flowers from the street and put them in his bag – Kaley Johnson on Twitter Watch the...
Southfield man accused of trying to run down 2 Detroit cops on bikes during protest
by Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, June 2, 2020 Detroit police have made hundreds of arrests since downtown protests began on Friday — but only one was so serious that prosecutors went public. A 36-year-old Southfield man was driving in downtown...
CPD explains use of tape on bicycle officer uniforms at Columbus protests
by: NBC4 Staff, June 1, 2020 COLUMBUS (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Police took to Facebook Monday to explain why some officers have tape on their uniforms where many expect a badge or body camera to be placed. The live-streamed video ...
In Pangasinan, youth volunteers bike to answer community’s healthcare needs
Using cargo bikes to be on the move, youth volunteers in Pangasinan make it their mission to help provide basic medical services to residents of Barangay Umanday Jene-Anne Pangue, Rappler.com, June 1, 2020 ON THE GO. Youth volunteers in Pangasinan respond...
Philadelphia officer run over while trying to stop looting
BY JOHN BOWDEN, The Hill - 05/31/20 04:45 PM EDT 488 Philadelphia police reported Saturday night that an officer had been run over by an unidentified vehicle while attempting to stop looting in the city. A tweet from the...
Carter Lake Police Department bicycle unit doubles thanks to donation from local business
By Mike Brownlee, The Daily Nonpareil, May 29, 2020 Photo: Lakeside Auto Recyclers owners Mike Levell Sr., left, and Mike Levell Jr., center, stand with Carter Lake Police Department Sgt. Gary Chambers, who’s showing off the new Trek police model...