Posts
Maumee Police Hit Streets with New Electric Bikes
BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Maumee bicycle officers will be rolling much faster thanks to the new electric bikes they are riding. Three Recon Power Bikes arrived on August 24. The new bikes provide battery power assistance that allows officers to travel up to 30 mph while conserving energy when they arrive on scene. “If…
NYC “Scorcher Squad” Americas First Police Bike Squad
Created by Police Commissioner Theodore Roosevelt in 1895 to apprehend speeding horse-drawn carriages, the 29-member bike squad, known as the “Scorcher Squad,” made 1,366 arrests in its first year. These fast riding cyclists were “scorchers” for the way they blazed down roads, the racers were called “cracks.” Impromptu sprint races between riders meeting on the street…
Beech Grove Police Department gets Ebikes
The Beech Grove Police Department received two electric bikes through a grant written by the Beech Grove Drug Free Coalition. The grant comes from a neighborhood-watch initiative. The new electric bikes will support greater patrol coverage and mobility on the Franciscan Trail, as well as increase neighborhood patrol.
Ohio Couple Donate Recon Ebike to Police
By KEVIN MARTIN | The Morning Journal | October 8, 2021 Photo: Sheffield Lake Mayor Dennis Bring, center, sits atop a new electric patrol bicycle donated to the Sheffield Lake Police Department on Oct. 6 with Chief Andrew Kory, left, and Joe Gee, left. (Kevin Martin/The Morning Journal) Sheffield Lake OH — Sheffield Lake Police Department will have…
TN Officer Wins RECON Bike & Motor Officer Contest
By Police Magazine, October 13, 2021 Photo: Sgt. Bill Timson with some of the products he won in POLICE’s “Outfit the Bike & Motor Officer” contest. Courtesy Bill Timson. Sgt. Bill Timson of the City of La Vergne (TN) Police Department has been named the winner of POLICE’s “Outfit the Bike & Motor Officer” contest….
York police Officers Get Motorized Bikes
By Ed Weinstock, WGAL, October 21, 2021; Photo: video still from WGAL YORK, Pa. — Police in York unveiled a new way for officers to get around the city — motorized bicycles. In addition to pedal power, the bikes have electric motors that allow officers to reach speeds of 30 mph. “It’s a lot of…
Hillsborough County (Tampa, FL) goes Electric with RECON
HCSO’S BICYCLE RESPONSE TEAM ROLLS OUT ELECTRONIC BIKES For Immediate Release : Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Ahead of the new school year, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office Bicycle Response Team is debuting their new electronically-powered bicycles which will be used in part to ensure student safety. The electronic bicycles (or eBikes for short), from Recon…
Kannapolis Police Using Ebikes While on Patrol
By David Whisenant Published: Aug. 2, 2021 KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (WBTV) – You may have seen Kannapolis Police Officers riding bicycles in the downtown area, and if you take a second look you will notice they are riding electric bicycles. Since 2019, when West Avenue and Atrium Health Ballpark opened, police officers have been walking and riding bicycles…
8 investments worth every penny for bike officers
From quality and appropriate cycling shoes to upgrading your ballistic vest, here are some simple and essential items to add to your safety and comfort By Clint Sandusky for Police1.com, June 28, 2021 During police bike patrol courses, instructors often say that if bike officers are not comfortable while riding their duty bicycles, especially in…
