Brentwood: Community Policing Team get on their bikes to combat crime

By Essex Police, 7 December 2023 Photo:  PC Madeline Payne and PCSO Adam Dixon-Peters on patrol on Brentwood High Street. Brentwood Community Policing Team (CPT) have taken to two wheels to combat crime and anti-social behaviour in the district. The team,...

Troy Police add two e-bikes to their fleet of vehicles

Troy Police Building Community Partnerships with New E-Bikes By City of Troy NY, November 29, 2023 Photo:  11.21.23 TPD officers with e-bikes TROY, N.Y. – Mayor WM. Patrick Madden announced that the Troy Police Department is adding two new Recon...

Minot firefighters to create EMS bike patrol

by Jill Schramm, Minot Daily News, November 29, 2023 Watch a video:  https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/12/05/minot-fire-department-adopt-ems-bikes/ A $30,000 grant from the Minot Junior Golf Association has accelerated the Minot Fire Department’s plans for a future Emergency Medical Service (EMS)...

Police Receive E-Bike Donations and Launch Safety Campaign

By MediaWize,  OCNJ Daily, November 17, 2023  From left, Ptl. Mike Gray, Sgt. Chris Vivarelli, Capt. Clint Helphenstine, Chief Bill Campbell, Matt Krumins of Tuckahoe Bike Shop, Ptl. Kayla Ricci, and Ptl. Jack Davis display the new e-bikes. (Photo...

Police are now using e-bikes to catch people on e-bikes

By Micah Toll, Electrek, November 15, 2023 - 6:58 am PT Photo:  LAPD police electric bikes Electric bicycles have seen growing adoption rates among law enforcement agencies, where they have proven to be both nimble enforcement vehicles and an effective way to...

Gears & Gadgets:  Shifter Replacement

by David Cohen Maryland National Capital Park Police Reserve Unit We’re nearing the 40th anniversary of one of the most overlooked components on a public safety bicycle – the trigger shifter.  Shimano introduced the Rapid Fire in 1984...

Laconia rolls out new ebike patrols

By ADAM DRAPCHO, THE LACONIA DAILY SUN, Nov 13, 2023  Photo:  Laconia Police Chief Matt Canfield, left, and School Resource Officer Bryan Moynihan are shown here with one of the department's five Recon Ranger ebikes, which have been used...

Burglar rolls bike patrol; 10 bikes stolen from San Antonio Park Police storage room

Fence around Brackenridge Park bike storage room was found cut on Nov. 6 By Garrett Brnger, KSAT, November 13, 2023 Watch the video:  https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2023/11/13/burglar-rolls-bike-patrol-10-bikes-stolen-from-san-antonio-park-police/ San Antonio – A thief took San Antonio Park Police...

AFP helps Samoan police patrol go mobile

By Australian Federal Police, November 11, 2023 The AFP has donated eight electronic bikes (e-bikes) and provided specialised bicycle training to Samoa Police, Prisons and Corrections Services (SPPCS), giving Samoan police another tool to keep their communities safe. The AFP, through the...

Bicycle Patrol 2.0: Strengthening safety and accessibility in Zaporizhzhia

By EU Neighbors East, November 1, 2023 Photo:  A police bicycle patrol in Zaporizhzhia. Photo: UNDP in Ukraine / Artem Poznanskyi Parks, squares, fountains, pedestrian areas – anywhere that is hard to reach by car – can be especially unsafe if...