IPMBA News
Omaha police hear cyclists’ concerns, will continue to patrol trails
By Alia Conley / Omaha World-Herald , Sep 20, 2018 Photo: An Omaha police officer from the southwest precinct poses for a photo along the Keystone Trail. OMAHA POLICE DEPARTMENT Omaha police said they will continue to patrol bike trails after cyclists...
Calamvale Police get on their bikes!
By Senior Constable Danielle Bright, my police Centenary, Sep 28, 2018 The Calamvale Police Station has recommenced bike patrols in the local Police Division with Senior Constable Jamie Williams and Constable James Ross deploying for operational bike duties...
Riding the Oaks fire trail to prepare for bushfire season
By Ilsa Cunningham, Blue Mountain Gazette, Springwood NSW, October 1, 2018 Photo: In Glenbrook: Snr Const Josh Kemmis from the dog squad with 'Blaze' and Police Transport Command officers Gary Cox, George Zaiter, Paul Windon, Anthony Kassab, Brad James, Gavin...
Local Police hit the streets-Operation Peloton
by Senior Constable Joanne Bailey on Oct 8, 2018, mypolice darling downs With the warmer weather upon us, Operation Peloton has commenced in the Drayton Police Division. The operation is targeting property, good order and drug offences in the...
These Cyclists Are Fighting Malaria and Saving Lives in Sub-Saharan Africa
A PILOT PROGRAM IN ZAMBIA DRASTICALLY REDUCED FATALITY RATES, PROMPTING CALLS TO EXPAND THE MODEL ACROSS THE CONTINENT. BY JACOB MESCHKE, Bicycling Magazine, SEP 21, 2018 Malaria is responsible for roughly 400,000 deaths in sub-Saharan Africa each year, more than two thirds...
Mansfield Police increase community presence downtown
By Noah Jones, Staff Reporter, Richland Source, October 3, 2018 Photo: Police officers pedal the streets with their Cannondale bicycles in Mansfield. MANSFIELD OH -- The city's downtown area is going to look more safe with the Mansfield Police Department...
The Albany Police Department has e-bikes—they’re still not exactly legal for the rest of us
Noted: The Albany Police Department has e-bikes, as that tweet above pointed out this week. "Pedal-assist" e-bikes are the same sort of bikes that advocates had been trying to get formally legalized in New York State during the...
Officers on bikes pursue man accused of driving drunk
by NBC 10 NEWS, Tuesday, September 11th 2018 South Kingstown police said Tuesday that two officers on bicycles stopped a man accused of drunken driving. Police said an SUV leaving a bar on Saturday night almost struck the two officers on bike...