IPMBA News
Baltimore business leaders share ‘squeegee kid’ frustrations with City Hall officials
By LILLIAN REED, the Baltimore Sun, September 30, 2019 Mayor Young and Tisha Edwards, head of Mayor’s Office of Children and Family Success, discuss "Squeegee Alternative Plan" and deployment of bike patrol officers. Baltimore business leaders met privately Monday...
Edison Police’s Bicycle Patrol Will Ride New All-Terrain Power Bikes
By TAP INTO EDISON STAFF, September 28, 2019 at 12:16 PM Photo: Edison Bicycle Patrol Officer Chris Gadomski ready to ride through Papaianni Park.Credits: Edison Police Dept. EDISON, NJ - The Edison Police Department’s bicycle patrol officers can now...
Medford police ‘Livability Unit’ rolls out
by Nick Morgan of the Mail Tribune, September 26, 2019 Medford OR -- Medford’s newest remedy for curbing vagrancy problems along the Bear Creek Greenway is similar to medicine police have tried for years — albeit in a more...
Irmo Police officer works to bring police bike exhibit to Hall of Fame
One Irmo PD officer is passionate about bike patrol and is working to show that at the SC Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame. Author: Emily Correll, WLTX, September 25, 2019 Photo: Sean Smith with his IPD Bike IRMO, S.C. ...
K21 Provides Donation For Police Bikes
Times Union, Monday, September 23, 2019 8:57 PM Photo: Pictured (L to R) are Barry McManus, Trailhouse Village Bicycles; Detective Sgt. Jeff Ticknor, Warsaw Police Department officer; Dave Swain, Winona Lake Police Department officer; and Holly Swoverland, K21 Health Foundation. Indiana...
Police get on their bikes to access crime hotspots
By Elly Roberts, This is Wiltshire.co.uk, September 14, 2019 POLICE in Swindon have a new answer to tackling crime in the town – the humble bike. PCs Mike Porter and Frank Key from Swindon South Police’s community...
Police officers certified to patrol on two wheels
Some Hoover police officers certified to patrol on bicycles. (Source: WBRC) By WBRC Staff | September 10, 2019 at 11:03 AM CDT - Updated September 10 at 11:03 AM HOOVER, Ala. (WBRC) - Patrolling on two wheels instead of four. Eight Hoover Officers...
Wildwood Fire Department Replaces EMT Bikes Through Donations
By: SNJ Today Staff, September 6, 2019 Pictured, from left to right are Wildwood Firefighters Julio Rivera, Captain Matt Johnson, John Sharp, and Tina Sacco, WBID President John Donio, Fire Chief Dan Speigel, and Zippy’s Bikes owner, Scott Chambers. ...