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Product Review: LifeProof Case for iPhone

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Ill. police get new patrol bikes Comments

Chicago Daily Herald CHICAGO — Des Plaines police officers assigned to bike patrol have new equipment to supplement the two 12-year-old bikes in the department's inventory. City officials showed ...

Pa. chief pleased with bike patrol

Getting the officers out of a patrol car has increased police visibility ...

Breaking the law in the bike lane Comments

41 percent of cyclists routinely break the law, according to a study ...

Tampa cops get sneaky on donated bikes Comments

Turns off lights on his patrol bicycle and rides in the shadows, up and down stairs and between buildings and across parks ...

Ex-cop won't go to jail for shoving NYC cyclist in popular YouTube video Video

By Jennifer Peltz Associated Press Writer NEW YORK — The clash between the rookie police officer and the bike-riding activist happened in an instant. The fallout lasted for almost two years after ...

Boston man rams squad car head-on Comments

By Lisa Redmond The Lowell SunLOWELL, Mass. — A Boston man was arrested at gunpoint Sunday after he allegedly rammed a Lowell police cruiser and nearly hit a bicycle officer with his car while trying ...

Mass. bike cops get new technology

By Laurel J. Sweet The Boston HeraldPLYMOUTH, Mass. — A Plymouth company soon could have police eating out of its hand with its new, flashing stop-and-go traffic safety gloves.Officers began testing ...

Ga. bike cops bring crime-fighting to sidewalks and park paths

By Chelsea Cook Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionDeKALB, Ga. — The brakes stop sharp. Right gear is rear gear. Same road, same rules.The new DeKalb County police bicycle unit is learning fast. And the ...

IWCE: Pryme releases tactical remote microphone and Bluetooth adapters

By Scott M. Bruner PoliceOne Product Editor This year's IWCE 2010 show in Las Vegas provided a unique opportunity for developers and manufacturers to present their newest wares – and their most ...

N.M. bicycle officers to mount cameras Comments

By Phil Parker Albuquerque JournalSANTA FE, N. M. — Santa Fe police are considering providing video cameras to the bicycle officers who use pedal power to patrol downtown.The cameras, similar to ...

How to buy patrol bicycles

The past few years have demonstrated the effectiveness of the bicycle for patrol and emergency medical response. Officers on bike patrol are more approachable, more mobile, and provide the community with ...

Utah police honor man who helped injured cop

By Pat Reavy Deseret Morning NewsSALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Karl Lins had just dropped off some items to his kids at school and was riding his bicycle home on 11th Avenue near 900 East.That's when he ...

Fla. police praised for bike patrols

By Heather Scofield The News-JournalBUNNELL, Fla. — They ride up and down stairs, through swampland, and on steep, rocky terrain when they train. And they do it in long stretches to build endurance. ...

Gas prices may put Austin officers on bicycles

By Isadora Vail Austin American-StatesmanAUSTIN, Tex. — Most police departments in Williamson County have bikes they haven't used in years and are considering dusting them off to help cope with gas ...

Bike patrols increased to combat gas prices Comments

The Associated Press By DAN NEPHIN Since even the long arm of the law can't rein in fuel prices, the long legs of the law are getting more exercise these days. Bicycle patrols — a community policing tactic ...

Seattle bike patrol taking off

By Casey Mcnerthney The Seattle Post-Intelligencer SEATTLE, Wash. — From the patrol car, it was difficult to distinguish what was happening inside a Toyota Camry in a dark Second Avenue parking lot. Seattle ...

Calif. city police patrolling downtown on foot, bikes are making more arrests

CHICO, Calif. — As part of its program to increase visibility downtown, Chico police officers are encouraged to get out of their vehicles and walk around spots like City Plaza and Children's Playground, said Sgt. Dave Barrow. ...

Renaissance police: Va. officer's commitment recognized with award

The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK — Senior Police Officer Chris Butler was recognized as Suffolk's Top Cop at the Hampton Roads Regional Crime Lines Top Cop awards dinner earlier this month. Police officers ...