BPD Bicycle Patrol Unit allows police visibility, community interaction

Stephen Sleasman patrols Main Street in Bennington.  Photo by HOLLY PELCZYNSKI - BENNINGTON BANNER By Christie Wisniewski, Bennington Banner, August 27, 2018 BENNINGTON — While the Bennington Police Department's police bikes are stealthier than cruisers and better on gas mileage,...

Bicycle parking officers complete police-taught safety class

"It was exhausting but a lot of fun," says one participant. WRITTEN BY DAN KELLY, Reading Eagle, August 26, 2018 READING, PA —  Reading Parking Authority members held an impromptu commencement exercise at the monthly meeting Wednesday night. Executive Director...

Palatine Police Grateful For Bicycle Donated By Local Business

By Submitted to the Journal | on August 24, 2018 Sgt. Jason Watson (from l. to r.), Deputy Chief Dave Daigle, Allied Air Conditioning & Heating Corp. owner Brent Bauer, Police Chief Al Stoeckel and Deputy Chief Mike Seebacher. ...

Pedal power boost for Columbus police

By NBC4 Staff , August 24, 2018 COLUMBUS, OH (WCMH) - Six pricey bikes will give a push to Columbus police patrolling downtown, thanks to a grant awarded as part of the Smart City challenge. The e-bikes' pedal assist will help officer...

Business donates bike to Palatine police

by Bob Susnjara, August 23, 2018, the Daily Herald Palatine police are adding to their fleet of patrol bikes thanks to the generosity of a local business. Allied Air Conditioning & Heating Corp. donated the bike after hearing a longtime customer's...

Police spoke in praise of bike

Jamie Wright, far right, owner of Gorham Bike & Ski, donated a Trek police bike to the Kennebunk Police Department. Pictured with Wright are (L to R) Lt. Eric O’Brien, Gorham Bike & Ski Kennebunk store manager Jon...

Smart Columbus provides pedal power for police

by MAUREEN KOCOT, 10TV, August 23, 2018 The Columbus Division of Police boasts one of the largest bicycle units in the entire nation, with 130 to 140 officers trained to fight crime on two wheels. Smart Columbus is now investing in a half dozen...

Is the Acequia Trail safe?

By Sami Edge, the Santa Fe New Mexican, August 15, 2018  Photo:  Sgt. Celestino Lopez, who runs the Santa Fe police bike patrol team, participates in a training session Wednesday on the Acequia Trail. Gabriela Campos/The New Mexican Dozens...

Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office new bike patrols having an impact in fight against crime

BY ELLYN COUVILLION, The Baton Rouge Advocate, August 18, 2018 | Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office Deputies Sam Schexnayder, left, and Tyrus Cobb demonstrate how they have been trained to use their bikes in the newly created parish-wide bike patrol unit, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018,...

Tim Chivers: London Cycling Paramedic

11/12/2017, Evans Cycles’ Coffee Stop It’s almost 20 years since the London Ambulance Service first tested the concept of having a bicycle-mounted paramedic in London’s West End. Yet now these life-savers in lycra (well, baggie shorts at...