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Erie Police get new e-bikes from Sinise Foundation donation
by: Chelsea Swift, Your Erie, September 18, 2023 The Erie Police Department is now equipped with electric bicycles thanks to the Gary Sinise Foundation. Actor and philanthropist Gary Sinise donated about $30,000 to the Erie Police Department, which spent the...
Dorchester County EMS Bike Team In Full Effect
By WBOC, September 21, 2023 Photo by WBOC. CAMBRIDGE, MD. - First responders in Dorchester County are rolling with some new wheels. The Dorchester County EMS bike team is ready to roll. There are 10 members of the team where two trauma...
Toronto bylaw officers will swap out cars for bikes as part of new pilot program
The city is launching a new pilot program that will see a group of bylaw enforcement officers swapping out their cars for bikes. (City of Toronto/ X) By Codi Wilson, CTV News, September 22, 2023 The city says a handful of bylaw...
‘Fentanyl nexus’: Portland police’s bike squad faces ‘explosion’ of open-air drug use
Drugs make up overwhelming majority of Portland police's bike squad activity By Hannah Ray Lambert Fox News, September 23, 2023 ‘Fentanyl nexus’: On the streets with Portland police’s bike squad As Portland reckons...
H Street Corridor gets police officers on bikes; residents hope they will boost safety
By Nana-Sentuo Bonsu, Fox 5 DC, September 14, 2023 10:48PM New bike patrol unit hits H Street Corridor to tackle local crime D.C. police are responding to the crime in the city's busy H Street Corridor. They are introducing a...
Columbus Division of Fire bike medics bring speedy emergency care on game day
After an eight-year hiatus, the program kicked off earlier this year and has provided quick emergency attention when it’s too difficult for an ambulance. by Kiona Dyches, 10 WBNS, September 16, 2023 COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Division of Fire'...
Vernon Cops Get E-Bike Grant From Gary Sinise Foundation
Vernon police will now have additional patrol options with a fleet of e-bikes. By Chris Dehnel,,Patch Staff, September 15, 2023 Vernon police will now have additional patrol options with a fleet of e-bikes, courtesy of the Gary Sinise Foundation. (Chris...
Bellingham Police seeking federal grant for ‘civil-disturbance’ unit and crime-alert software
By Robert Mittendorf, Bellingham Herald, September 08, 2023 9:52 AM| File photo Bellingham Herald Bellingham Police are seeking a U.S. Justice Department grant to buy bicycles and equipment for a crowd-control unit and software to allow residents to see crime alerts. But...