IPMBA News
For the first time, Naples PD will fight crime on an electronic bike
Last week, Pedego Naples donated an electric bike to the department. Thursday, August 8th 2019, 1:22 PM EDT by Megan Myers, WBBH/WZVN NAPLES, Fla. - The Naples Police Department has been using bikes along with vehicles for transportations...
Bayonne police department brings back bike patrols
By David Mosca | The Jersey Journal, August 7, 2019 Pictured: Police Chief Robert Geisler (in plain clothes) with members of the Bayonne Police Bicycle Squad Bayonne Police Chief Robert Geisle is bringing back bicycle patrols after an absence of several years....
Edinburg debuts new bike patrol unit as city celebrates National Night Out
By Naxiely Lopez-Puente, The Monitor, August 7, 2019 Photo: Children high five Super Cop Christopher Jackson with the Edinburg Police Department during the National Night Out at Edinburg's Municipal Park on Tuesday Aug. 06, 2019 in Mission. Photo by Delcia Lopez/The Monitor ...
Fears over plans to scrap Weymouth’s paramedic bike service
By James Moules, Dorset Echo, August 8, 2019 Photo: The bike is due to be replaced by a Rapid Response Vehicle Picture: Weymouth and Portland Police. Residents have expressed concerns over plans to end a paramedic bike service in...
Gears & Gadgets: The Most Annoying Sound, Part 2: Rim Brakes
by David Cohen, Maryland National Capital Park Police Reserve Unit In the last G&G column, I detailed how to fix a rubbing disc brake. Fixing a rubbing rim brake is no more difficult, although the process...
Stealthy and mobile, e-bikes gain traction among law enforcement
by Dean Yobbi, Bicycle Retailer and Industry News (BRAIN), Published August 9, 2019 Weapons of mass rotation YUCAIPA, Calif. (BRAIN) — While the number of agencies using e-bikes is unknown, a police bicycle safety group said their adoption is ...
Survival Essentials for the IPMBA Instructor
by Mitch Trujillo, PCI #244T/EMSCI #248T, Boulder (CO) Police Department Contributors: Michael Wear, PCI #516T-B/EMSCI #059T-B, Metropolitan (DC) Police Department Rance Okada, PCI #246T, Westminster (CO) Police Department (ret.) Michael Pitman, PCI #1186T/EMSCI #250T, Carmel (IN) Police...
Ironman Texas North American Championship: An EMS Challenge
by Brian Gillman, EMSCI #189T-B Cypress Creek (TX) EMS IPMBA Conference Coordinator It’s the beginning of 2019 and Cypress Creek EMS is in the planning stages for our 9th Ironman North American Championship. This race is held annually...