Hornell Police unveil new e-bikes

by: Gillian Friebis, WETM, July 29, 2023 HORNELL, N.Y. (WETM) — Hornell residents can expect to see police officers riding around the city using a new mode of transportation: e-bikes. The City of Hornell announced on Facebook that the...

Bike patrol continues to roll in Chatham-Kent

By Trevor Terfloth, Chatham (ON) Daily News, July 27, 2023 Photo: Chatham-Kent police Const. Kyle Wright, youth officer, and Const. Marlene MacLennan, of the community mobilization section stationed in Wallaceburg, are shown on bike patrol recently. (Handout) For the third year since...

E-Bikes and Badges

by: Perry Groten, Eye on KELOLAND, July 26, 2023 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The Sioux Falls Police Department has added a couple of new vehicles to its fleet. Officers patrolling city parks and the bike path are breaking-in new...

Philadelphia Police Foundation gives $500,000 to PPD for more bikes, horses and motorcycles

By Stephen Williams, Philadelphia Tribune, July 24, 2023 Photo:  Philadelphia police bicycle patrol officers at City Hall. — TRIBUNE PHOTO/ ABDUL SULAYMAN The Philadelphia Police Department will receive $500,000 in grants from the Philadelphia Police Foundation for more bicycles, horses and motorcycles...

Thunder Bay Police are patrolling on ebikes

The first e-bikes went into service in June, and the Thunder Bay Police Service believes they are proving their worth By Gary Rinne, TBNewsWatch.com, July 19, 2023 Photo: Thunder Bay Police Service Const. Tim Lampi says e-bike patrols have been...

$9K Grant Secured for Sedalia Police Department’s Bike Patrol Unit

By Randy Kirby, Townsquare Sedalia, KSIS Radio 1050 AM, July 17, 2023 The Sedalia Police Department has been awarded a grant from the Kansas City Coalition for Roadway Safety (MCRS). James Theisen from Pettis County wrote the $9,136 grant on behalf of the Sedalia...

Sioux City Police Bike Patrol Unit goes where squad cars can’t

By Katie Copple, KTIV, July 17, 2023 Watch the video:  https://www.ktiv.com/2023/07/17/sioux-city-police-bike-patrol-unit-goes-where-squad-cars-cant/ SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - With more cyclists out on the streets of Sioux City this week ahead of RAGBRAI, you might see a few that...

Bentonville Fire Department Bike Team Trains On Trails

by Melissa Gute, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 5, 2014.  STAFF PHOTO BEN GOFF Capt. Matt Perkins with the Bentonville Fire Department rides a mountain bike trails at Park Springs Park on Thursday. BENTONVILLE -- Ten city firefighters took to the...

Cumbria to see increase in number of police on bikes

By Alec Whitaker, Westmorland Gazette, July 8, 2023 PCSOs Anthony Labram and Adam Scarth (Image: Cumbria Police) YOU can expect to see more local police officers on bikes across the county. Cumbria Police has decided to take the action to...

Police on bicycles target speeding motorists in Pendock

By Phil Wilkinson-Jones, Malvern Gazette, July 11, 2023 Photo: Officers on bicycles are targeting poor driving in Pendock (Image: West Mercia Police) Malvern police are cracking down on speeding and poor driving in and around Pendock. And they’re doing...