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MOTORCYCLE POLICE NEWS.
Here is the article archive of headlines that have appeared in newspapers around the United States which relate to police motorcycle officers. 12/01/05 2006 Motorcops.com Calendar Again to Benefit Families of Fallen Officers - Dallas, TX The 2006 Motorcops.com Calendar is now shipping. The 12-month Calendar features over 100 photographs of police motorcycle units from across the United States. The large format wall calendar, measuring 11x14 has plenty of room to keep track of your important 2006 dates. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the Calendar will be donated to Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS). “It was great to start shipping the 2006 Edition,” said Mark Kopang owner of Motorcops.com that publishes the police motorcycle calendar. “Working on the Calendar as a part-time endeavor to my web development job has been tough. All the hard work over the past year is worth it when I hear the positive feedback about the Calendar and knowing I am helping the families of fallen officers.” “It was a tough decision who to include in the Calendar this year as nearly 60 units wanted to participate. I ended up doing sixteen photo shoots and then selected twelve that provided a variety of motorcycle equipment, uniform styles and locations,” said Kopang. The police motorcycle units featured in the 2006 Motorcops.com Calendar are: Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, DC, Beverly Hills Police Department, California, Lakeland Police Department, Florida, Oklahoma City Police Department, Oklahoma, College State Police Department, Texas, Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, Washington, Philadelphia Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania, Milwaukee Police Department, Wisconsin, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Police, Texas, Cleveland Police Department, Ohio, Weymouth Police Department, Massachusetts and Albuquerque Police Department, New Mexico.... Read the full story. 12/03/05 Oakland parade a hit with children - Oakland, CA ...One wide-eyed boy shouted, "Here they come! Here they come!" as the Oakland Police Motorcycle Drill Team drove their bikes in complicated geometric patterns down the street. The riders alternately thrilled and frightened the kids, as they roared toward the crowd only to turn expertly away at the last moment.... Read the full story. 12/03/05 When officers die, club helps their survivors - Murfreesboro, TN When Murfreesboro Officer Kay Rogers died in the line of duty Nov. 9, her family didn't have to worry about immediate costs and funeral expenses. That's because the One Hundred Club of Rutherford County gave $1,000 to her brother, Rickey Holt, for the family's needs preparing for the funeral and $6,500 for paying part of her funeral expenses in her hometown of Jackson, said club President Evan Cope. Rogers, 43, of Murfreesboro died from injuries suffered when a driver made a U-turn in front of her causing the officer's motorcycle to crash into the car Nov. 8 on Middle Tennessee Boulevard in front of Bellwood School. She was the department's first and only woman motorcycle officer.... Read the full story. 12/06/05 Northport officer injured in crash: Injuries do not appear life-threatening - Tuscaloosa, AL A Northport police motorcycle officer collided with a car Tuesday at the intersection of Lurleen Wallace Boulevard North and University Boulevard. Officer Greg Durr was knocked unconscious from the blow but was speaking and alert by the time he was taken by ambulance to DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Brad Fisher, spokesman for the hospital said Durr’s injuries did not appear life threatening, and that it was unclear as of 5 p.m. whether doctors would keep him overnight. “It was really a scary there at the scene,” said his supervisor, Capt. Tim Frazier. “We’re really blessed it wasn’t anything more serious.” The accident occurred just before 3 p.m. as Durr and two other Northport police officers on motorcycles were heading back to the city from a funeral escort on Lurleen Wallace Boulevard North. The first officer made it through the intersection just fine, but the officer riding alongside Durr said it was too late to stop once they spotted the Toyota Corolla bearing down on them from University Boulevard. Durr and the other officer both locked down their brakes, but Durr was the only one collided with it.... Read the full story. 12/06/05 Dummy used to slow Scottsdale speeders - Scottsdale, AZ ...Although Montgomery has made no progress in getting the Pima speed limit reduced, he said the dummy effectively slows traffic on the main roadway. But he wishes it could do more. "When I first witnessed the mannequin, one thing came to mind: Can the mannequin give out tickets?" he asked. "It’s a comical question, but underlines the limitation of a mannequin . . . it can remind people to drive slowly, but it can’t enforce the law." Duggan said the dummy patrol is just one of several tools the department uses to deter speeders and remind motorists to drive safely. The others include patrol officers, motorcycle officers, signs and photo-enforcement vans.... Read the full story. 12/09/05 Sheriff's Deputy Improves After Motorcycle Accident - Sacramento, CA A Sacramento County Sheriff's motorcycle officer is in good condition this morning after he was injured in a collision with a teen driver on an Elk Grove street last night. The accident happened at 6:30 p.m. on Laguna Oak Drive and Laguna Boulevard in Elk Grove. Sacramento County Sheriff's Department spokesperson R.L. Davis said Deputy Shawn Dinkins was traveling southbound on Laguna Oak when a red SUV turned left out of a parking lot directly into his path. Dinkins struck the left front side panel of the SUV and was ejected from the motorcycle. He was able to radio the accident in to sheriff's dispatchers immediately following the collision, Davis said.... Read the full story. 12/10/05 25 new motorcycle cops for Christmas - Kingston, Jamaica Twenty-five police motorcyclists graduated yesterday following a ceremony at the Elletson Road Police Sports Complex in Kingston. The officers underwent a 13-week training course which began in September. Of the 25 officers, two are women. Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas, who gave the main address at the graduation, reminded the new traffic cops about their roles as officers and the manner in which they should carry out their duties.... Read the full story. 12/10/05 Valderrama to Star in CHiPs Movie - Hollywood, CA Wilmer Valderrama, best known for playing the hapless Fez on “That 70s Show,” will reportedly star in the movie version of the police TV series "CHiPs." The rights to the series have just been acquired by Warner Bros. Pictures, who recently brought TV staples "Starsky & Hutch" and "The Dukes of Hazzard" to theatres. According to Variety, Valderrama will take on the role of California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer Francis "Ponch" Poncherello, originally portrayed by Erik Estrada. Poncherello's sidekick, Jon Baker – originally played by actor Larry Wilcox – has yet to be cast.... Read the full story. 12/15/05 New police motorcycles can catch motorists by surprise - Tigard, OR Drivers will have to keep an eye out for the Tigard Police Department's new motorcycle: It's hard to spot. "I've had a lot of people comment that it doesn't even look like a police bike until I turn on the lights. Then it's very obvious," said Rod Morse, the first officer in Oregon to use the new model. The department replaced his Kawasaki motorcycle with the new Honda ST1300 sport-touring model after the old one passed 50,000 miles. Morse, a motor officer in the traffic division who has worked at the department for eight years, drives it during his normal workday enforcing traffic laws and investigating crashes.... Read the full story. 12/16/05 Driver cleared in fatal crash with motorcycle deputy - Rancho Cucamonga, CA A driver involved in the crash that killed San Bernardino County sheriff's Deputy Daniel Lobo won't face criminal charges after prosecutors deemed it an accident. Luis Duay Del Rosario, 59, of Temecula, who was heading home from his job at Tamco when he pulled in front of deputies, was not under the influence of alcohol or drugs and was not driving recklessly, a prosecutor said Thursday. "It's very hard to tell, when you have multiple sirens, which direction the noise is coming from, and so it was a pretty confusing situation," said San Bernardino County Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Maxwell. Maxwell received a report on the Oct. 11 crash from the Sheriff's Department about a week ago and the case was rejected Wednesday. It included a synopsis of the crash, interviews, measurements and other information on the incident, Maxwell said. Sheriff's investigators made no recommendations of criminal charges, Maxwell said. Lobo, 35, died at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, less than an hour after he struck Rosario's Toyota Camry on Arrow Highway west of Etiwanda Avenue. He and two other deputies were heading to another car crash at the time. He was the second motorcycle officer from the Rancho Cucamonga station to die in the line of duty in a little more than a year. sheriff's motorcycle Deputy Ron Ives died in September 2004 in a traffic accident.... Read the full story. 12/16/05 New police motorcycles can catch motorists by surprise - Tigard, OR Drivers will have to keep an eye out for the Tigard Police Department's new motorcycle: It's hard to spot. "I've had a lot of people comment that it doesn't even look like a police bike until I turn on the lights. Then it's very obvious," said Rod Morse, the first officer in Oregon to use the new model. The department replaced his Kawasaki motorcycle with the new Honda ST1300 sport-touring model after the old one passed 50,000 miles. Morse, a motor officer in the traffic division who has worked at the department for eight years, drives it during his normal workday enforcing traffic laws and investigating crashes.... Read the full story. 12/16/05 Jersey City police promotions today - Jersey City, NJ Jersey City will swear in 16 rookie cops today and promote 12 officers to the rank of sergeant in a 3 p.m. ceremony at City Hall, officials said. Among those to be promoted is Officer Thomas Engleke, a colonel in the Marine Reserves. Engleke, a member of the police motorcycle squad, completed a tour in Iraq earlier this year. Read the full story. 12/17/05 OPP officer dies while refereeing game - Glencoe, Ontario Wagar, who joined the OPP in 1974 and served at the Downsview and Kingston detachments before coming to Middlesex, was an "exemplary officer who will be greatly missed by everyone his life touched," said Insp. John Stephens, commander of the Middlesex detachment. "This is a huge loss for the OPP and the communities we serve," he said. Wagar, a Londoner, was a long-serving hockey referee who "died doing everything he loved doing," Stephens said. In a 2001 Free Press column, Wagar described his affinity for hockey and his reasons for donning the stripes. "A referee is only there for one reason and it surely isn't the money," he wrote. "They do it for the love of the game." In his long policing career, Wagar was a member of the prestigious Golden Helmets precision motorcycle team and served in drug enforcement. Wagar also helped with the VIP security unit and assisted when the Queen, the Queen Mother and Pope John Paul II visited Canada. "He was a heck of a guy," Rektor said.... Read the full story. 12/17/05 Deputy fatally shoots a wanted felon who tried to escape arrest - Oregon City, OR Graham, who lived in a home with his wife near Powell Butte, had been on the run for the past couple of months and come close to capture at least twice in the past 10 days. On Thursday afternoon, Graham eluded deputies after a motorcycle officer tried to pull him over in the Clackamas area. During the chase, Graham hit another car and struck a tree before abandoning his car and running away, Babst said. Deputies searched the area by ground from an airplane but didn't find him.... Read the full story. 12/18/05 Local cop shares the warmth of the season - Napa, CA ...“I was a lot like other people,” he said. “My whole focus was personal gain. It’s changed my philosophy. I’m not trying to gather, I’m trying to give back.” With that philosophy of giving back to the community, Urbano started Coats for Kids and other endeavors. As a police officer — assigned to the department’s motorcycle traffic enforcement division — Urbano visits Napa schools to inform youths about traffic laws. When he isn’t patrolling the streets in his motorcycle or working on Coats for Kids, Urbano does a bit of drag racing as a member of the National Hot Rod Association. He uses his drag racer, he said, to deter drivers from participating in illegal street races and sideshows.... Read the full story. 12/18/05 Motorcycles to help LEHT police patrol congested roads - Little Egg Harbor Township, NJ For the first time, the Township Police will soon have motorcycle officers. Earlier this month, Little Egg Harbor Township Committee approved the purchase of two bikes. The township will spend $40,000 on the vehicles, according to Police Chief Mark Siino. Siino said the bikes are necessary to help officers respond quickly through congested traffic. "We intend to go out to bid in January, and we should have them by the end of March," Siino said. The department will train four officers initially to operate the motorcycles, Siino said. He said the motorcycle-mounted police will perform functions ranging from traffic enforcement to first aid calls requiring a defibrillator, a device that Siino said can be carried on the bikes.... Read the full story. 12/19/05 Gilbert police target holiday impaired driving - Gilbert, AZ After complaining that he felt like he was going to pass out and his hands were numb, the 35-year-old man fell out of his chair onto the ground. "You all right, man?" asked Gilbert police Officer Chad Wright. The man groaned and climbed back into the chair. Wright, a motorcycle officer with the Police Department's night traffic unit, went back to typing a report on the disoriented man whom he had just arrested on suspicion of driving impaired Friday night during the East Valley's holiday DUI task force.... Read the full story. 12/20/05 Police in Rio Vista receive state grant - Vacaville, CA Rio Vista's police department has received a grant valued at $207,000 from the state to improve traffic safety in the city. Officials from the department say the funds will be largely used to hire a dedicated traffic enforcement officer and to buy a new police motorcycle. Also, the agency will look to conduct traffic checkpoints and heavy patrols in an effort to reduce the number of fatal and serious injury traffic collisions in the city.... Read the full story. 12/20/05 Finding a place in the CHP - Riverside, CA ...She rose to the rank of division commander with the help of many mentors and being placed in positions that best suited her skills. That also led her to one of her good friends, Ramona Prieto, who serves as a deputy chief in the CHP Commissioner's Office. The women share the same rank, with Becher serving as a division commander. Prieto started with CHP in 1977 and became the agency's first female motorcycle officer. Becher said that is just one of many reasons she looks up to her. While the two share some similarities, they have different backgrounds; Prieto grew up with many brothers in San Francisco. That allows the women to share ideas.... Read the full story. 12/20/05 Large turnout expected at OPP officer's funeral - London, Ontario ...Wagar, 55, was officiating a game between OPP officers and Glencoe District high school students when he left the ice feeling ill. He collapsed in the dressing room and later died. Sgt. Dave Rektor of Western Region OPP said there should be a significant police turnout at the funeral. If weather permits, the hearse will be escorted by a Golden Helmet, a member of a precision motorcycle team of which Wagar was a part.... Read the full story. 12/21/05 Motorcycle officer injured in I-10 crash - Phoenix, AZ A motorcycle officer for the Arizona Department of Public Safety was injured Wednesday morning in a crash on Interstate 10 near 59th Avenue. The officer, a four-year DPS member whose name has yet to be released, was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. There was no immediate report on his condition. Rick Knight, a DPS spokesman, said the officer was knocked unconscious in the crash, but regained consciousness after paramedics arrived.... Read the full story. 12/21/05 Good Santa Hunting - Palm Beach, FL It turns out that Santa's previous job was as an Indiana state motorcycle cop. His worn, black, leather Santa shoes were once his cop boots. (Whatever you do, don't ask him to slip a new bong into your stocking.) Since he retired from the force, Santa told Subject J., he just loves keeping the spirit of Santa alive. Aww. He also tickled her.... Read the full story. 12/21/05 MdTA officer hit by van during funeral procession - Baltimore, MD A Maryland Transportation Authority Police motorcycle officer was in critical condition Wednesday night after he was struck by a van Wednesday afternoon while working a funeral procession detail for the wife of a prominent Baltimore business executive. Officer Robert T. Krauss, 38, an 18-year-member of the force, was riding his police motorcycle while performing escort duties in the funeral procession for Deborah Ann Paterakis, 48, who died Sunday from colon cancer. Her husband, William John Paterakis, is executive officer of H&S Baking Co. and chairman of the Ronald McDonald House annual golf outing. Her father-in-law, John Paterakis Sr., owns the bakery and is a major developer of the Inner Harbor East. Krauss was escorting the funeral procession from the Greek Orthodox Cathedral at Maryland Avenue and Preston Street to the Greek Orthodox Cemetery on Windsor Mill Road in Woodlawn. About noon, as he was in or near the intersection of Gwynns Falls Parkway and Denison Street in Baltimore, he was struck by a Plymouth Town & Country van, police said.... Read the full story. 12/23/05 CHP motor officer hurt on freeway - West Covina, CA A California Highway Patrol officer was injured Thursday after the driver of a Hyundai made an "unsafe lane change" and crashed into the officer's motorcycle unit. The 1:23 p.m. crash on the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway, just west of Sunset Avenue, sent officer J. Armstrong to Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center. He was riding in the No. 2 lane of the freeway when Gregory Saldivar, 35, of Los Angeles, allegedly sideswiped his 2004 BMW patrol bike, according to a CHP report.... Read the full story. 12/28/05 153 Law Enforcement Officers Died in the Line of Duty in 2005 - Washington, DC A report released today indicates that, as of Dec. 23, 153 law enforcement officers across the nation died in the line of duty during 2005, marking a continued downward trend in the number of officers killed over the past 30 years. California, which lost 17 officers over the past year, had the nation's most line-of-duty fatalities, followed by Texas, with 14, and Georgia, with 10. These preliminary figures for the year were released jointly by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) and the Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), two nonprofit organizations that track officer deaths. The top two causes of death in 2005 were shootings (60) and traffic related incidents (62), which included 41 officers who were killed in automobile accidents, 15 who were struck by vehicles and six who died in motorcycle accidents.... Read the full story. 12/28/05 Eugene police turn to BMW for motorcycles after Harley line ends - Eugene, OR Eugene police motorcycle officers traded their Harleys in for BMWs this month, but they promise it's nothing personal. The 10-member traffic enforcement team had been riding Harley-Davidson Dyna Defenders for years, trading them in every two years for newer models. But the American motorcycle company stopped making its police bike, forcing the team to find another vendor. They chose the BMW R1150 RTP, a bike popular with police departments, in part because of BMW's long history of providing motorcycles with anti-lock braking systems.... Read the full story. 12/28/05 Police chase ends with crash - Bothell, WA ...The incident began when Marysville police attempted to stop the car, which had been reported stolen from Seattle, in the Safeway plaza parking lot in the 1200 block of State Avenue, Buell said. The suspect fled and drove directly at a police officer on a motorcycle, who had to move quickly to avoid being struck, Buell added.... Read the full story. 12/28/05 Drivers must go slow past police cars - Daytona Beach, Florida ...The motorist, who was driving his company truck west on Dunlawton Avenue, said he was passing a large rig and didn't notice the officer on the roadside. "He was pulling in behind another cop who was on a motorcycle giving someone else a ticket," he said. The man said he was driving 45 mph, the posted speed limit. According to state statute, he should have slowed down to 25 mph as he passed the officers.... Read the full story. 12/29/05 Officer faces assault charges - College Station, TX A College Station police sergeant accused of knocking his wife unconscious during a fight last week was arrested Wednesday and charged with misdemeanor assault. Sgt. Gary Vick, a 16-year veteran of the College Station department, was placed on administrative leave Friday after his wife filed the domestic violence complaint. Promoted to sergeant in 2002, Vick serves as the supervisor over the department's motorcycle unit. Bryan police formally charged him Wednesday with assault causing bodily injury-family violence, a Class A misdemeanor punishable by up to one year in jail. Under state law, anyone convicted of a family violence offense loses the right to carry a firearm - a punishment that essentially could end Vick's police career in Texas.... Read the full story. 12/29/05 Two Baton Rouge police officers involved in accident - Baton Rouge, LA Two Baton Rouge police officers are recovering after their motorcycles collided while they were escorting a funeral procession Thursday. The accident occurred in the 1500 block of Florida St. shortly before noon. Investigators said Cpl. Quintin Merritt turned his motorcycle around to join the procession, mistakenly believing he was assigned as an escort. Merritt then collided with motorcycle escort Cpl. Jeffrey Webb and both were rushed to the hospital, though they had no apparent serious injuries. Chief Jeff LeDuff said a motorcycle officer's job is considered one of the most dangerous in the department. "It's one thing to get out and joyride on a Sunday afternoon," LeDuff said, "but these guys work off a motorcycle. It's a totally different task. They are looking for violators. They are running escorts. They are arriving at scenes, so they are constantly having to scan and not miss anything. Unfortunately, today odds caught up with us and we missed something."... Read the full story. 12/30/05 S.D. cops see traffic ticketing drop 40% - San Diego, CA ...The 47 motorcycle officers, who are the main ticket-writers in the department, have been assigned more nontraffic enforcement duties at special events and on other details. They are called out more to answer 911 calls and to help at violent crime scenes. And this year, the department made a switch from Kawasaki, which no longer makes police motorcycles, to BMW models. The change has become time-consuming because officers have required more training than anticipated to learn to handle the larger and more powerful BMWs. The department also has stopped paying overtime for officers to attend mandatory court appearances when a driver contests a ticket. In the past, officers were paid overtime to go to court on their regular days off. Officers now attend court on work days, which also removes them from the "enforcement mode."... Read the full story. 12/30/05 Scottsdale police escort bowl teams around town - Scottsdale, AZ Snarled traffic and gawking passers-by are as much a part of the annual Fiesta Bowl tradition as the game itself. Police motorcades have also become part of Bowl Week in recent years, as visiting teams have made their headquarters at northeast Valley resorts. Scottsdale is currently paying for eight to 12 police officers to form "moving roadblocks" for Ohio State and Notre Dame as players are shuttled between hotels, practices and other functions before Monday's Fiesta Bowl. Scottsdale Police Chief Alan Rodbell said the motorcades have become an annual tradition. The focus is to cut down on traffic congestion and to prevent the football teams from inconveniencing Scottsdale commuters, he said. The teams' charter buses are guided around by several motorcycle officers who block streets and direct cars as needed to keep the athletes on schedule. "We just try to get them off the roads in time, and in one piece," Rodbell said. The police motorcades are funded by Scottsdale, not by the universities. Motorcycle officers and other traffic patrolmen are assigned to the Fiesta Bowl escorts.... Read the full story. 12/30/05 'Rosco' taking to the gym - Culpeper, VA Just four months ago, the life of Culpeper Police Officer William C. “Rosco” Barnes hung in the balance. Hit by a car and thrown 30 feet from his police motorcycle, Barnes suffered severe head injuries and was comatose for more than a month. These days, “Rosco” is not only awake, but feeling well enough to work out at Gold’s Gym. It was Aug. 28 when the life of Officer Barnes “changed forever,” he said in a letter to the Culpeper community published today on page A5. While directing funeral traffic for a young girl who died the week before in a school bus accident, Barnes too was the victim of being hit by a vehicle. Airlifted from the scene of the collision on Sperryville Pike to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, his condition was touch and go for several days. But the week before Thanksgiving - just in time for the holidays - Rosco was released from the hospital and has been home with his family ever since.... Read the full story. 12/30/05 Motorcycle Cop Hit During Funeral Procession - Jersey City, NJ A Newark police officer riding a motorcycle was hit by a car during the procession of the funeral of a Jersey City police officer. The police officer was hit by a red car on Garfield Avenue just before noon. The officer was taken Jersey City Medical Center in unknown condition.... Read the full story. 12/30/05 Funeral Held For Jersey City Officer - Jersey City, NJ Scores of police officers, family and friends are saying goodbye to one of two Jersey City police officers killed in a horrible accident. They died when their vehicle plunged off a bridge on Christmas night. A funeral for Shawn Carson was held this morning at Mount Olive Baptist Church in Jersey City. Yesterday, divers finally recovered the body of his partner, officer Robert Nguyen. It was an amazing outpouring of support for a man many people tell us was truly a hero during his lifetime and he was remembered today and honored by so many. The procession began this morning outside the funeral home and wound through the streets of Jersey City, led by hundreds of motorcycle cops from all around the state.... Read the full story. 12/30/05 Officer Hurt While Escorting Longhorns - Pasadena, CA A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was injured Friday when he crashed into another vehicle while escorting the Texas football team, police said. The officer, whose name was not immediately released, was taken to a hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, police Sgt. Mike Foxen said. The crash occurred shortly after 4:15 p.m. as the officer entered an intersection while escorting the Longhorns as they were bound for a restaurant. No one else was hurt and the cause of the crash was under investigation, Foxen said.... Read the full story. |
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