KLEW Community Heroes: Mikes on a Bike program

by Rasheeda Kabba, KLEW, Lewiston ID, Monday, October 28th 2019 LEWISTON, ID — "I look at this as one of the best things this department has done in a long time,” said Lewiston Police Chief Budd Hurd. The...

Why officers are now riding bikes around the Fort Hamilton Hospital campus

By Eric Schwartzberg, Journal-News, October 31, 2019 Fort Hamilton Hospital’s in-house police force is adding a bike patrol. The new initiative was launched last month, according to Maj. Eric Beeghly, who manages Kettering Health Network South Region Police & Security. ...

Nazareth police soon will be pedaling on borough streets

By Pamela Sroka-Holzmann, Lehigh Valley Live, October 31, 2019 The Nazareth Police Department soon will be pedaling through the borough in an effort to better combat crime while expanding community relations. The department received $2,500 from the Northampton County District...

Keeping the Club Zone Safe

Montrose bicycle cops celebrate 10 years of patrolling the gayborhood. by  Brandon Wolf, Out Smart   November 1, 2019, HPD officers Ann Waltman (l), Brian Ells, Jeffrey Oliver, Adam Bushfield, and Ted Adams.   (Not pictured are Tony Ramos...

Bike patrol hits the streets in Danville

by Chatham Star-Tribune, Oct 25, 2019  Photo:  The Danville Police Department Bike Patrol has hit the streets after being announced in Dec. 2018. Chief Scott Booth said the program will be more interactive especially with citizens on the streets. Matt Bell...

Wrens P.D. adds bicycles to patrol fleet

Wrens Chief Jamey Kitchens and Lt. Lee Goode pose with WPD’s new patrol bicycles. By Parish Howard, the Augusta Chronicle, October 25, 2019 With Halloween and other events coming that will bring crowds of pedestrians out on city streets,...

Cops on wheels: CMU police use bike patrols to increase community policing efforts

By Melissa Frick, Central Michigan Life, 10/17/19 10:15pm Photo:  Officer Scott Malloy, of CMUPD, poses for a photo in front of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in Grand Rapids. Malloy received training in Grand Rapids last month to...

Bike medics make sure Balloon Fiesta attendees are safe

by Casey Torres, KOB 4, October 09, 2019 10:17 AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.— The Albuquerque Ambulance Service (AAS) is covering the grounds of Balloon Fiesta Park with a bike team. At all times, there are two medics on their bikes and two other...

Policemen on their own bikes monitor the scooter traffic in Helsinki

The increasing number of e-scooters, bikes and moped has lead to numerous accidents by Monika Dimitrova, The Mayor.eu,  OCTOBER 07, 2019 17:50 Police officers in Helsinki are getting on their bikes to monitor the traffic of electric scooters, bicycles,...

Pensacola Police Department to add full-time bike patrols downtown

by Jennifer Munoz, WEAR-TV, Friday, October 4th 2019 Pensacola Police Department to add 2 full time officers on bike patrol in downtown Pensacola. (SOURCE: WEAR-TV) <p>{/p} PENSACOLA, Fla. — The Pensacola Police Department will add two full...