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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. 01/01/05 Letter about motorcycles in parade ignored facts - Annandale, VA Editorial I would like to take a moment to set the record straight in reference to Jim Green's letter ["Crass commercialism and loud cycles marred parade," Dec. 9]. He took some exception to the police motorcycles in the Fredericksburg Christmas Parade. While his letter was, I'm sure, entertaining to some readers, it was somewhat lacking in accuracy. The police motorcycle unit of which he wrote is a highly trained professional group that spends many hours perfecting their craft. In the "cool-down" maneuver that's mentioned, the motorcycles never leave first gear. The mufflers are standard-issue mufflers one could buy from any Harley dealership. Jeff Thompson Annandale Jeff Thompson is a sergeant with the Fairfax County Police Motor Squad. Read the full story. 01/02/05 Pascagoula officer hospitalized after New Year's Eve accident Pascagoula police officer Mike Byrd Jr. was in stable condition Sunday recovering from serious injuries he sustained in an accident New Year's Eve. Byrd Jr., the son of the Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd, remained hospitalized over the weekend following surgery to repair a broken jaw and other injuries he suffered when his police issued Harley-Davidson was hit by a car.... Read the full story. 01/02/05 Pas officer undergoes surgery - Pascagoula, MS Patrolman Mike Byrd Jr., who was seriously injured Friday when his motorcycle was struck by another vehicle underwent seven hours of surgery Saturday to correct numerous injuries he sustained in the accident. Byrd, 25, of Wade, son of Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd, was on his Pascagoula police motorcycle on his way to work when his motorcycle and a car driven by Jessica Parker, 17, of 2400 Hardy Park, Moss Point collided at the intersection of Miss. 63 and Hardy Park around 4 p.m. ... Read the full story. 01/02/05 Respect comes with trooper's 28-year career - Denver, CO ...He worked in Golden as a motorcycle officer, a driving instructor at the patrol academy and in background investigations. He moved to Fort Collins in 1985, where he worked as a road trooper and as an officer for the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. It was all tough work, he said.... Read the full story. 01/02/05 GC trainer called hero - Gold Canyon, AZ Personal trainer Matt Hyatt is regarded as a hero in his subdivision, Mountain Brook Village in Gold Canyon. The former Montgomery County, Md., motorcycle cop saved fellow resident John Coules with an automated external defibrillator (AED) after Mr. Coules suffered a heart attack in the neighborhood's gym.... Read the full story. 01/04/05 Thousands Mourn Connecticut Police Officer - Newington, CT ...Thousands of police officers led a procession to the church before the funeral Tuesday morning. Led by officers on motorcycles, the officers towed Lavery's motorcycle behind them. In his memory, they placed a cigar and a box of matches on the dash. Read the full story. 01/04/05 Female motorcycle officer revels in demanding job - Prescott, AZ Officer Rene Audsley-Reiter is one of only three women with the Department of Public Safety who have been enforcing traffic laws on a motorcycle for the past four years. In December, she joined the Prescott DPS office. She is now the only female officer in the Prescott area who has skills and training to patrol local highways on a 750-pound motorcycle.... Read the full story. 01/04/05 Thousands Mourn Officer Slain on Domestic Dispute Call - Newington, CT ...And then, once the funeral procession for Police Officer Peter J. Lavery began on a bright, warm morning, the "thin blue line" became a long and wide human wave of hundreds of officers from across the region, from Poughkeepsie to Providence and beyond, slowly marching up Church Street to pay their respects to a 20-year veteran who died in the line of duty. "The thin blue line took a hit today," the Newington police chief, Richard Mulhall, fighting back tears, told more than 5,000 people outside and inside the Church of the Holy Spirit five days after Officer Lavery was shot to death while responding to a domestic dispute. Officer Lavery, 47, a motorcycle patrolman who served 17 years as a Newington officer and three before that in the town of Berlin, is believed to be the first police officer to die in the line of duty since this small town outside Hartford was incorporated in 1871. And for all the grief and ceremony that has accompanied his death, questions persist about why and how he was killed by a former Connecticut correction officer with a history of criminal behavior, including assault and illegal possession of weapons.... Read the full story. 01/05/05 Sheriff takes turn behind virtual wheel - Reno, NV ...Reno Police Motorcycle Officer Mike Scofield, 55, died in September 2002 after a woman pulled into his path. He was on the way to a traffic accident. Sheriff’s Sgt. Frank Minnie Sr., 44, died in May 1997 after crashing his patrol motorcycle on Interstate 80. He was responding to a trespassing call when he fell from the motorcycle. ... Read the full story. 01/05/05 Injured teen may go home today - Wichita Falls, TX ...Police said Lacey's mother, Vicky Tucker, was driving that afternoon, and evaded a motorcycle officer when he tried to pull her over in Wichita Falls. The Cadillac veered into oncoming traffic and collided with another vehicle in the 3300 block of Burkburnett Road. ... Read the full story. 01/06/05 History lesson: Police museum becomes classroom for students - Indianapolis, IN ...The center, at 8500 E. 21st St., contains hundreds of artifacts and displays. The collection includes antique patrol vehicles -- such as a 1937 Chevrolet cruiser and a 1937 Indian motorcycle -- and firearms. Other displays feature badges, patches and photos of police academy graduating classes.... Read the full story. 01/08/05 Duty Splits Dad, Son From Bush Inaugural - Tampa, FL ...Goethe, training to be a motorcycle officer, visited his son during the holidays in Nebraska. He's not sure where Jamie is being sent instead of the inaugural, he said. Military security prevents his son from saying. The trooper identifies himself as a Bush voter, although he provided security during last year's campaign for U.S. Sen. John Kerry, Bush's Democratic rival. The swearing-in should be memorable, he said. ``How many guys can shake the president's hand and be involved in the inauguration?'' Read the full story. 01/08/05 1981 murder case still haunts retiring Hartselle police chief - Decatur, AL ...Merkh was a motorcycle patrolman when news of Eubanks' murder came over the radio. He went to the scene and watched in horror as investigators collected evidence. Eubanks was conscious when officers arrived. Before his death, he told investigators that three masked men attacked him. They knocked him down with a blow to the head, poured gasoline over him and set him on fire.... Read the full story. 01/10/05 City pushing the limit on ticket quotas - Dallas, TX Editorial Just when I was getting to be a big fan of former Arlington Police Chief and Deputy City Manager David Kunkle -- now the Dallas police chief -- he came out recently endorsing a state law allowing ticket quotas. As it is now, it's against the law to "evaluate, promote, compensate or discipline" a police officer based on how many tickets he or she does or does not write. Maybe so, but try being a motorcycle officer sometime, and see what happens if not enough traffic citations flow through the system. The powers that be deny, deny and deny again that they encourage ticket-writing for economic purposes, but a lot of those who deny wouldn't want to answer while hooked up to a polygraph. They want that traffic citation dinero. Boiled down, Kunkle's argument is that it's really difficult to evaluate the performance of a police officer whose principal duty is traffic enforcement if some kind of minimum standard isn't set.... Read the full story. 01/11/05 Motorcycle Officer Shoots Suspect - San Antonio, TX ...Police say that's when he turned around and tried to run down the motorcycle officer. Fifteen-year police veteran Dwayne Harlan managed to fire his gun, hitting the suspect. "The motorcycle is obviously totaled," says SAPD Sgt. Gabe Trevino. "The officer was thrown so we believe preliminarily that he was just standing next to the motorcycle when he came at the motorcycle and the officer."... Read the full story. 01/12/05 DPS starts Loop 101 crackdown - Scottsdale, AZ ..."We’re going to hit it hard for about three months," he said. DPS will use eight motorcycle officers a day, and probably will have four patrolling at a time. He said motorcycle officers can more easily maneuver through cable barriers and around traffic.... Read the full story. 01/12/05 Families grieve as war dead return - Belle Chasse, LA ...The somber ceremony was what the family wanted and it's what each man would have wanted, said Sgt. Greg Drinkwater, who was a fellow member of the 2-156 Charlie Company, nicknamed "Black Sheep." "As soldiers, all we want is a good military burial," Drinkwater said. Earlier today, six hearses drove across the tarmac to the hangar. Each hearse had a state police motorcycle escort.... Read the full story. 01/19/05 Two Officers Injured In Training Accident - Hillsboro, OR Two motorcycle officers were rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after they were injured in a training exercise in Hillsboro. Police say just after 8 a.m., a Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy and a Beaverton Police Officer fell off the tailgate of a moving pickup truck. The officers were moving cones on a motorcycle training course in the Hillsboro stadium parking lot.... Read the full story. 01/20/05 Airport officials report drop in serious crimes - Los Angeles, CA ...Airport officials attributed significant increases in violations for drunken driving, driving with suspended licenses, operating illegal taxis and misusing handicapped placards to increased patrols, including a new motorcycle presence in the terminal area. Read the full story. 01/20/05 Cops Roll Out 'Traffic Tip Line' - Riverbank, CA Riverbank residents with local road and traffic complaints can call Sheriff's Deputies Mike Glinskas at 863-7142 or Hector Longoria at 863-7137. Glinskas is the traffic officer for the city. and Longoria is the newly appointed motorcycle officer who is enforcing traffic laws here. Their aim is to be more responsive to the public in their enforcement duties.... Read the full story. 01/20/05 Lines long during first day at polls: Police officer claims mistreatment at site - Wichita Falls, TX ...A few people in line noticed his uniform and asked when motorcycle officers would get their new Harley-Davidson bikes, he said. As he neared the table where drivers' licenses were being checked, he got a call from a friend. ... Read the full story. 01/20/05 W. Melbourne adds motorcycle: New police unit will handle traffic crimes - West Melbourne, FL ...West Melbourne's police department is putting an officer on a motorcycle to catch speeders and reckless drivers on the city's main thoroughfares. City leaders approved the purchase of a Harley-Davidson Road King on Tuesday night.... Read the full story. 01/21/05 Bush calls for "ending tyranny in our world" - Washington, DC ...Washington, D.C., Metro Police motorcycle officers lead the presidential inaugural parade yesterday.... Read the full story. 01/21/05 Woman sentenced in death of Reno officer - Reno, NV A woman convicted of causing the death of a Reno police officer has been sentenced to two years in prison. Anna Marie Jackson was convicted of having marijuana metabolite in her system when she pulled out from a commercial driveway into the path of motorcycle officer Mike Scofield in September 2002.... Read the full story. 01/21/05 Well-liked city cop working his last days - Bethlehem, PA ...He spent about 20 years patrolling South Side Bethlehem, five years as a criminal investigator, and the in between time as a motorcycle officer for both the community services and traffic divisions. His favorite gig? Motorcycle cop. "I love motorcycles," said Egan, who has four of his own at home. After next week, he will have more time to spend on his bikes and with Starr, his wife of 40 years.... Read the full story. 01/23/05 Police officers undergo fire arm sessions - Brownsville, TX ...Despite his good fortune, Garcia, a motorcycle police officer and father of four daughters, wants to be ready in the event of a dangerous situation. “There have been many times when I’ve drawn my weapon, but we always talk to the guy to lower his weapon,” Garcia, 38, said. “Most of the time the talking is what gets you out (without) the situation escalating."... Read the full story. 01/23/05 Hundreds of protesters rally against abortion - Birmingham, AL ...Birmingham Police motorcycle officers parked close together along the curbs of both clinics, and a police mobile command post drove just ahead of the parade. A few officers were also on the rooftops of UAB dorms and other tall buildings along the route. Lt. Gary Finley would not specify how many officers provided security and crowd control, but he said there were "enough" to ensure the safety of everyone at the event.... Read the full story. 01/23/05 Columbus Council Agenda - Columbus, GA ...Harley Davidson "Road King" Police Motorcycle -- Provide a Harley Davidson "Road King" Police Motorcycle to be used by the Motor Transport Division of the Columbus Police Department.... Read the full story. 01/23/05 Grant spurs focus on teen safety - Auburn, CA ...The funds provided by the grant have enable the police department to purchase additional equipment as well as pay costs associated with the hiring of a second motorcycle officer to increase enforcement efforts.... Read the full story. 01/24/05 Airport to add 6 Harleys: Extra motorcycles will patrol Metro due to their mobility and cost, officials say - Romulus, MI Detroit Metro Airport is planning to double, to 12, the number of motorcycles it uses to patrol the parking lots and roads at the nation's 10th-busiest airport. The airport hopes to have six more bikes on the road by May, airport spokesman Mike Conway said. Of the 10 busiest airports in the United States, three others use motorcycle. Detroit Metro had tested and considered using Segways, two-wheeled scooters, Conway said, but airport managers decided against them, fearing there could be too much of a liability as they zipped around pedestrians. Motorcycle cops are cheaper to put on the road than officers in patrol cars, and they can maneuver more easily in traffic, Conway said. "They are more mobile than a police cruiser," Conway said. "If you have an emergency, you can go in the opposite direction, and you can go between cars in different instances." The expense is minimal. The airport leases six Harley-Davidson Electra Glide police motorcycles for $100 a month each; the new bikes are being leased for the same price. "It's much less than a car to operate, even with the gas," he said. On Wednesday, Dearborn resident Al Scott said he could see how officers on motorcycles could help drivers. "I've been here in the summer when the lines of cars were backed up ... a motorcycle cop could get through, I know a police car couldn't," Scott said. Eighteen officers would be assigned to motorcycle patrols. The airport is now tallying bids it received earlier this month for motorcycle helmets, leather jackets, steel-toed boots and other equipment needed to outfit the officers. Conway said no additional personnel will be hired and that members of the existing force will be cross-trained so they can conduct patrols on motorcycles as well as in patrol cars. The motorcycles cannot be used three months of the year because of winter weather, he said.... Read the full story. 01/25/05 Car strikes motor officer - Colton, CA A Colton police motorcycle officer was injured Tuesday after being sideswiped by a car on Interstate 215. The officer's name was not released. Officials said he was heading north in the slow lanes. As he reached Orange Center Drive, Alberto Ochoa, 23, of Colton quickly changed lanes, colliding with the officer, said Sgt. Tom Cunningham with the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Read the full story. 01/25/05 Cop killing suspect to learn trial date - San Mateo, CA The schizophrenic man held responsible for the fatal shooting of a Millbrae motorcycle cop nearly seven years ago will learn this morning when he will stand trial for first-degree murder plus special circumstances that could carry the death penalty.... ...Sullivan is charged with first-degree murder for killing Officer Dave Chetcuti, 44, and attempting to kill San Bruno police Officer Seann Graham after a routine traffic stop on April 25, 1998. When Graham pulled Sullivan over for expired tags, he exited the car with pipe bombs strapped to his body and an automatic assault rifle in hand. Chetcuti responded to Graham’s call for help and was shot more than a dozen times. Sullivan was immediately arrested but in the ensuing seven years bounced back and forth between jail, court and two lengthy stints in state psychiatric hospitals. ... Read the full story. 01/27/05 Police Officer Hit - Dothan, AL A Dothan police officer was injured in a traffic accident Wednesday afternoon around 2:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Headland Avenue. Police say motorcycle patrolman Tony Franks was north bound on Headland Avenue when a car pulled out from a side street in front of him.... Read the full story. 01/27/05 Motorcycle officer involved in wreck - Grapevine, TX subscription A Grapevine officer suffered minor injuries Thursday after he was thrown off his motorcycle when his vehicle clipped a car that turned in front of him, police said. Senior Officer Sam Shemwell was transported to Baylor Hospital, where he was treated and released for a wrist injury.... Read the full story. 01/29/05 Study: Napa doesn't need more cops, but firefighters are too slow - Napa, CA ...Cantillon believes the current staffing leaves gaps in other important aspects of police work. "For example, most cities the size of Napa with its traffic problems have a very aggressive traffic program. We have three motorcycle units. That's not adequate. The standard is one motorcycle for every 10,000 people. For us to meet that standard, we need to have at least six motorcycle officers, even seven at peak hours."... Read the full story. 01/30/05 Salary, staffing problems plague Bedford police - Bedford, TX ...The lack of motorcycle officers and other patrol officers has led to less enforcement. In 2003, police wrote 24,238 tickets. Last year, it was 18,155. Richard Hudson, a former Bedford motorcycle officer, had worked for the city for nine years before he joined the Grapevine Police Department Jan. 4. "It was a very heavy decision to leave," Hudson said. "I would lose some money by starting over, but I was going to get that back in no time here in Grapevine. I came here strictly for the pay and benefits."... Read the full story. 01/31/05 State police motorcycle unit disbanded - Boston, MA The state police motorcycle unit has been disbanded in a cost-cutting move that troopers say could compromise public safety, a published report said Monday. The 40 troopers were reassigned to cruisers across the state as of Jan. 23, several of the troopers told The Boston Globe. "It's just discouraging," said trooper Daniel Gale, a member of the unit for the past two years. "We were utilized so much and we were so active and now we're the first to be negatively impacted because of fiscal mismanagement." Troopers said they fear public safety will be compromised by not having motorcycles help with crowd control - such as at Super Bowl celebrations - and to weave through traffic to get to car accidents.... Read the full story. 01/31/05 Familiar police unit is curbed: Motorcyclists disband; budget is tightened - Boston, MA The State Police motorcycle unit -- a familiar presence on state highways and at the scene of riots and rallies -- has been disbanded at least temporarily to save money, troopers in the unit said yesterday. As of Jan. 23, the troopers were reassigned to cruisers across the state and many of their motorcycles are resting idly in their garages at home, troopers said. While troopers say they are committed to working in cruisers, they fear public safety will be compromised by not having motorcycles at the ready to escort VIPs, control crowds, and weave through traffic to the scene of a crime or an accident. Trooper Daniel Gale, a two-year member of the motorcycle unit, has been reassigned to midnight shifts in a cruiser out of the Russell barracks; his Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, painted in French and electric blue, sits in his garage at home.... Read the full story. |
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