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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. 05/01/05 Pennsylvania State Police turns 100 - North Towanda, PA A lot may have changed in 100 years, but the aim remains the same. Whether from horseback, motorcycle, in a cruiser or by aircraft, the Pennsylvania State Police have always been about protecting law-abiding citizens. The Pennsylvania State Police department was instituted May 2, 1905 in response to labor disputes and violence that had exploded in new communities during the Industrial Revolution and as rapid growth occurred in the Commonwealth whereas it used to be mostly agricultural. The uniformed police organization was the first of its kind in the United States and was a model for other states to follow. It started out with only 228 men. President Theodore Roosevelt soon said of them, "The Pennsylvania State Police is a model of efficiency, a model of honesty, a model of absolute freedom from political contamination....I feel so strongly about them that the mere fact a man is honorably discharged from this Force would make me at once, and without hesitation, employ him for any purpose needing courage, prowess, good judgment, loyalty, and entire trustworthiness."... Read the full story. 05/01/05 Motorcycle deputy hurt in accident - Livingston Parish, LA Livingston Parish Sheriff Willie Graves said Saturday that one of his motorcycle deputies was injured while riding escort during a funeral procession Friday afternoon remains under treatment in a hospital Saturday. Graves said Deputy Jerald Wooster underwent surgery Saturday for injuries that include a broken kneecap, arm and jaw as well as several other broken bones.... Read the full story. 05/02/05 Sheriff's Deputy Gets Gold Wing Award - Tampa, FL Hillsborough County sheriff's Deputy Linda Ruggiero, the department's only female motorcycle deputy, was honored recently by a local motorcycle club. Ruggiero, 42, was named Motorcycle Officer of the Year by the local chapter of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association, said chapter director Lynn Dailey. Four nominees were reviewed by a selection committee, and members chose Ruggiero for several reasons, including her commitment to safe motorcycling and the fact that she helps train new motorcycle deputies.... Read the full story. 05/04/05 Ho-Ho-Kus Council weighs police motorcycle force of one - Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ The Police Department may establish a motorcycle detail by year's end, but the "fleet" would consist of a single bike, with initially just one officer trained to ride it. "The council has determined it's worthwhile to pursue a motorcycle detail," said Mayor Thomas W. Randall. "A motorcycle can be an effective tool here," Police Chief Gregory Kallenberg said, but he added that the bike would not be a major part of the 16-member department's patrol force. Officer safety is the first concern, he said. Peter Tiernan, a 24-year veteran, is slated to enroll in a motorcycle safety course at the Bergen County Police Academy in Mahwah in August. Tiernan has been an advocate of the motorcycle detail for years.... Read the full story. 05/04/05 State police revive cycle patrol: Harley-Davidsons to help special enforcement duties on Indiana highways. - Bremen, IN Hoosiers haven't seen them on the highways since 1939, but Indiana State Police troopers are now enforcing traffic again from the seats of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Two troopers from the Bremen ISP post, Geoffrey Gruber and Bruce Duhime, began their new ride May 1. Gruber was at the post Tuesday to show off the new bike he and Duhime learned to ride at training provided by Harley-Davidson through Northwestern University's Traffic Institute. "It was 80 hours over two weeks," Gruber said, adding that the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's Formula One track was the site of some exciting learning.... Read the full story. 05/06/05 Capitol Ceremony Pays Homage To Peace Officers - Sacramento, CA ...A procession marked the start of Friday's ceremony at the Capitol. Motorcycle officers headed up the procession. They were followed by block after block of patrol cars, filling the street three wide.... Read the full story. 05/06/05 Slain LAX officer called a hero - Los Angeles, CA ...After the service, Scott's flag-draped casket was driven to Forest Lawn Memorial-Park, Hollywood Hills, followed by lines of police cars and motorcycle officers for a private burial.... Read the full story. 05/06/05 After 65 years, state police are re-cycling - Sellersburg, IN The Indiana State Police have reached back to their 1930s roots for a traffic enforcement tool troopers have not used in 6 ½ decades. Nineteen troopers began patrolling the roads full time on Harley-Davidson motorcycles on Sunday. Motorcycles -- Harley-Davidsons and Indians -- were the vehicles of choice when the agency was formed in 1933. But in 1939, practicality won out over derring-do and the motorcycles were sold for $10 each, to be replaced by six-cylinder cars, according to a 2001 history of the state police by Marilyn Olsen. Two troopers from the Seymour post and one from the Sellersburg post showed off new 2005 Harley-Davidson Electra-Glide police bikes painted the familiar state police black with gold trim yesterday at Sellersburg.... Read the full story. 05/07/05 Love is in the air and (splat!) on your car - Palm Bay, FL ...For Palm Bay motorcycle officer Johnnie Sampson, it means leaning behind his windshield for weeks and carrying a rag to periodically wipe it clear. "When they hit you, it's like having a rock thrown at you," he said. "And they stink real bad."... Read the full story. 05/07/05 Motorcycle cops escort bicyclists - Perth Amboy, NJ It's physically demanding work. Getting on and off a hot, 800-pound motorcycle to direct traffic and keep bicycle riders safe in the 300-mile Police Unity Tour to the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. "You always say it's the last year," said Capt. Benjamin Ruiz, head of the Perth Amboy Police Department's Motorcycle Unit. But Ruiz, who has served on the force since 1988, said there is a point in the tour every year when he's reminded why the three-day tour from Ground Zero to Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to the officers who have died in the line of duty is so important. He describes a slight bend in the road in Washington, D.C., on route to the police memorial where you can see the long line of motorcycles and bicycles coming in two at a time against the background of the White House and the Jefferson Memorial. "No matter what you did in the run, they (the officers who died) paid a higher price and it's worth it. It's well worth doing," said Ruiz.... Read the full story. 05/07/05 Festival run, parade today - Benton Harbor, IN ...The Grand Floral Parade will kick off at 1 p.m. EDT in downtown St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. The crowd-pleasing Indianapolis Police Motorcycle Drill Team will line up in formation to lead the assembly of marchers and performers. The motorcycle officers are in their 42nd year of leading the parade. They are Indianapolis police officers who patrol the streets of the capital using the same bikes they'll be riding today.... Read the full story. 05/08/05 Cleaning pays off as Vallejo cops win cycle contest - Pacific Grove, CA Swabbing every inch of their Harley-Davidsons with Q-tips paid off for two Vallejo cops who won the most prestigious California police motorcycle competition with the only perfect inspection score in the contest's 17-year history. Cpl. Kevin Hamrick and Officer Jim Capoot beat officers from several other two-rider teams statewide, including the California Highway Patrol and Sacramento Police Department, to take home the gold at the Pacific Grove Police Motorcycle Competition last month. ... Read the full story. 05/08/05 Two arrested at Holocaust commemoration marred by protests - Boston, MA ...Ten to 15 members of the Arkansas-based White Revolution arrived in downtown Boston about an hour after the start of the event to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps and the 10th anniversary of the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston. The group was escorted by hundreds of police officers on foot, motorcycle and horseback, to a holding area across from the event. The officers, many in riot gear, formed a barricade between the protesters and about 100 people who angrily shouted at them to leave Boston.... Read the full story. 05/08/05 Salt Lake City Police Test Their Motorcycle Skills - Salt Lake City, UT They often tell us to slow down... now some officers are going through "drivers ed" again! Salt Lake City Police are training on Motorcycles. It's part of a two week course... teaching them how to handle the bikes in situations that require quick decision... Read the full story. 05/09/05 Motorcycle officers rope in learning, fun at police rodeo - Portsmouth, VA Motorcycle police officers are hoping that a new competition will help sharpen riders’ skills, as well as let motor patrol officers trade tips and network. Five jurisdictions were represented among 19 competitors at the first Chesapeake Bay Police Motorcycle Rodeo Competition this weekend in Portsmouth, said Officer Timm Faesi , a 40 -year-old Wisconsin native who has ridden a motorcycle for the Police Department since 1990 . He helped organize the event. “If you don’t train on a regular basis ... you lose that edge,” Faesi said following the competition, which could become an annual event, held at a training facility off Seaboard Court on Saturday afternoon. After a day of friendly, two-wheeled competition, city motorcycle patrol officers entertained counterparts from other communities late Saturday at the Fraternal Order of Police hall on Court Street. In addition to the normal perils an officer may face, policing on a bike has its own challenges. A bike is smaller than a car, and its rider, relying on his balance as much as horsepower, is exposed. Faesi said a bike can be more maneuverable than a patrol car, particularly in traffic – and with an expert officer gripping the throttle. There were officers from Chesapeake, Henrico County, Fairfax County and federal park police. Proceeds from the event will go to the March of Dimes. Read the full story. 05/09/05 Driver Of Stolen Truck Injures Woman, Child - Seattle, WA A woman driving a stolen pickup truck collided with a car in south Seattle injuring a woman and a 3-year-old boy, police said. Spokesman Sean Whitcomb said the boy has a serious head injury. He was taken to Harborview Medical Center. The crash happened at about 9 a.m. after a motorcycle officer had pulled over the pickup truck for a traffic stop. The officer was writing a ticket when the pickup truck sped off.... Read the full story. 05/09/05 Motorcycle detail to help with speeders - Linton, IN The Indiana State Police Bloomington Post has a couple of new tools to fight speeders on area roadways. They are sleek, elusive and very swift in terms of speed and the ability to maneuver. Two fully dressed Harley-Davidson Electric Glide highly polished black-colored motorcycles are now patrolling the roads in District 33 -- which serves Greene, Monroe, Lawrence, Brown and Owen counties -- on the lookout for traffic violators. The two-man motorcycle detail -- staffed by troopers Todd Durnill and Brad Mundy -- actually are assigned to the southern half of Indiana as part of a new 20-man statewide detail. There are six troopers assigned to cycles in southern Indiana. Trooper Mundy, who formerly served with the ISP Methamphetamine Task Force, said, "We get together and wolfpack and targeting certain districts. One day we may come here (to Greene County) and work as a group." The motorcycle patrol replaces the old Camero car patrol that ISP formerly operated in the state. The project started last November under a federal grant fund that pays for the overtime. The biggest advantage of the motorcycles over the high-performance Cameros is fuel economy and cost, Mundy said. "Believe it or not, they are cheaper," he stated. Mundy, who has been a trooper for just over five years, said each full-equipped 2005 Harley cost between $15,000 and $17,000. The price tag on the Cameros were more than $25,000 each. In terms of fuel consumption, the new belt-driven motorcycles, equipped with a 1,450 cc, 88 cubic inch twin V-8 engine, get about 40 miles per gallon. The Harleys are equipped with radar, radio, sirens and emergency lights. Side compartments hold a first aid kit, a fire extinguisher, rain gear, as well as ticket books, crash reports and other paperwork. The cycle features a not-yet-released anti-locking braking system for safety and is equipped with a special "police model" air-ride seat -- designed for a comfort, Mundy said with a big smile. "It is a smooth ride." The troopers wear headphone and microphone equipped black-colored helmets to allow for hands-free communication if they desire. They are also attired in a standard ISP uniform and wear knee-length leather biker boots. The Harleys aren't equipped for passengers, so if troopers have to transport a prisoner they have to call for assistance. Mundy, who lives in Ellettsville, was one of four troopers in the state to be trained in the project in October 2004 as part of a pilot project that was initiated in and around the Indianapolis metropolitan area. In November 2004, 16 additional troopers received motorcycles.... Read the full story. 05/09/05 Fontana officer hurt in crash - Fontana, CA A Fontana police motorcycle officer crashed into the side of a car on Foothill Boulevard on Monday and was listed in critical but stable condition at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton. Police said the officer, whose name was not released, was riding a new BMW police motorcycle west at 4:11 p.m. in the 17600 block of Foothill when a 17-year-old boy pulled his car out onto Foothill. "It's possible that he did not see the officer and pulled out," said Fontana police Sgt. William Megenney. "The officer didn't have time to stop and hit the vehicle's front left quarter panel and was thrown over the hood of the vehicle and onto the street." ... Read the full story. 05/10/05 Motorcycle officer injured in accident - Murfreesboro, TN A Murfreesboro police officer sustained minor injuries Monday when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle that failed to yield to emergency vehicles. Officer Keith Sanders and his partner Officer Kyle Evans were running their sirens as they headed north on Memorial Boulevard at approximately 7:30 a.m. to respond to an automobile accident, said Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Kay Peay, who responded to the scene. But apparently the driver of a silver vehicle at the intersection of Memorial Boulevard and Sulpher Springs Road got confused, she said. The driver of the vehicle, Betty Fox of Murfreesboro, started to move her car to the right but instead moved it to the left to get out of the way of Sanders.... Read the full story. 05/13/05 Car chase ends in arrest of suspect - Oakland, CA ...Near mile marker 1.07, CHP motorcycle officer Brent Bartusch pulled behind Youn's car and tried to apprehend him. Youn then allegedly put his car into reverse and rammed the CHP motorcycle, pushing it back about four feet. Bartusch fired his handgun at Youn's car three times trying to stop him. Youn, uninjured by the gunfire, drove off. A few moments later, he lost control of his car, which went down an embankment.... Read the full story. 05/13/05 Officers revved up for bike duty: Canton Township motorcycle program trains cops from Metro police departments - Canton Township, MI The officers kicked their motorcycles into first gear, and gave their engines a little throttle. They were ready. At painfully slow speeds, they weaved their 850-pound bikes, one by one, around orange cones, making dangerously tight turns -- leaning left, leaning right, leaning left -- in a steady, precarious rhythm. After 56 hours of training, the latest class of "motor officers" tested their mettle at a Canton Township park this week, in hopes of joining the ranks of officers who patrol suburban streets on motorcycles. The basic training program is run by the Canton Township Police Department, and is a rite of passage for officers from around the state who aspire to graduate from four wheels to two. One of a handful of training programs in Michigan, this one trains officers -- mostly from Metro Detroit -- in maneuvering a motorcycle safely at low speeds. "Today, you either make it or break it, and I hope we make it today," said Officer Fuad Peysakhov of the West Bloomfield police, as he watched his classmates ride by. The latest class was made up of six officers from around the state, some of whom had never ridden a motorcycle before.... Read the full story. 05/16/05 KC Motorcycle officer hurt on Interstate 435 near 87th - Kansas City, MO Kansas City police motorcycle officer suffered what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries in a crash this afternoon on Interstate 435. Police said the crash occurred slightly before 1:30 p.m., north of 87th Street on northbound I-435. Police are uncertain what caused the crash but said the officer has been with the department for seven to eight years.... Read the full story. 05/20/05 Man leads police on Downtown-North Hills chase - Pittsburgh, PA For a Pittsburgh police officer, his shift yesterday afternoon was supposed to be a rather routine one: issuing traffic citations Downtown. But one man who was idling his car in a no-parking zone in the 200 block of Fifth Avenue refused the officer's repeated requests to move his vehicle. And instead, the motorcycle officer was led on a five-mile chase, in which he fired a shot at the driver after he attempted to knock him off his bike. The officer was treated at the hospital for abrasions and bruising on his right arm, then released. The suspect, who was not struck by the officer's bullet and didn't return fire, was apprehended by a Ross police officer. City detectives were interviewing him last night, but did not release his name. Charges were pending. The pursuit involved several city police cruisers and caused a major traffic headache for commuters during rush hour. No one else was injured.... Read the full story. 05/23/05 Hanford Motorcycle Officer Hurt - Hanford, CA A Hanford police officer was slightly injured in an accident this morning. The motorcycle officer was on his way to work, going west on Excelsior, when a truck turned in front of him. When the bike hit the truck, the officer was thrown.... Read the full story. 05/24/05 Las Vegas motorcycle officer hurt in head-on crash at airport - Las Vegas, NV A Las Vegas police motorcycle officer is hospitalized after he was hit by a wrong-way driver early this morning at McCarran International Airport. The officer's in surgery at University Medical Center -- where his condition's been upgraded from critical to stable. Initial reports are that he had leg and other injuries. The 21-year-old driver of a pickup truck tells authorities he became confused by signs on the maze of roads leading to parking lots and terminals at the airport in Las Vegas. That's when he crashed head-on into the motorcycle.... Read the full story. 05/25/05 Parolee at large flees from deputies: Hesperia man suspected of striking motorcycle officer with his car during routine traffic stop - Hesperia, CA Forget the images of kids playing in the spray of fire hydrants to keep cool during the hot summer months. When the fire hydrant at the corner of Mission Street and Cottonwood Avenue began spewing water straight into the air Tuesday morning, the scene definitely was not cool. The hydrant and a wall behind it were knocked over after sheriff's deputies chased a man suspected of intentionally hitting a peace officer with his vehicle when the deputy attempted a routine traffic stop, San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies said. Jason Hopper, 24, of Hesperia is suspected of striking Deputy Rich Daniel, a Hesperia motorcycle officer. Daniel had pulled over Hopper for vehicle code violations just after 8 a.m. near the intersection of Main Street and Cottonwood Avenue, deputies said.... Read the full story. 05/25/05 Motorcycle officer injured in collision - Houston, TX A South Houston police officer was injured when his motorcycle collided with a car about 5:15 p.m. Monday at the intersection of College and East Haven. Jose Guzman, an evening shift motorcycle patrol officer, was riding his motorcycle northeast on College when a 1980s model Lexus pulled out in front of him from a stop sign on West Haven, says Herbert Gilbert, South Houston police chief.... Read the full story. 05/26/05 'I Just Had A Feeling He Was Gonna Get Hit' - Seattle, WA ...An officer walked the busy crosswalk to see if drivers really would stop as they are required by law. But in several passes drivers sped through the crosswalk just feet from the plain-clothes officer. In one stroll across the street the officer was narrowly missed by two drivers, one in each direction, who sped through the crosswalk even though he was in the middle of the street. Motorcycle cops pulled the drivers over. The penalty is a $101 fine. "That vehicle is supposed to stop for the pedestrian regardless of what side of the road the pedestrian is on," said motorcycle officer E. L. Cason.... Read the full story. 05/26/05 SF Officer Shoots Colma Robbery Suspect - San Francisco, CA The San Francisco Police Department reports that an officer shot an alleged robbery suspect late Wednesday night following a pursuit that began in Colma. According to Sgt. Neville Gittens, the incident began at 10:15 p.m., when Colma police officers attempted to stop a yellow Toyota that was believed to be involved in a robbery of a Target store. The vehicle did not stop, Gittens said, and a pursuit ensued. Authorities followed the suspect into San Francisco where the San Francisco Police Department joined the chase. The suspect then turned onto Hollywood Court, which is a dead-end road in the Mission District, and allegedly attempted to ram a motorcycle officer with his vehicle, Gittens said. The officer fired three shots at the suspect, who suffered life-threatening wounds and was transported to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment, according to Gittens. The officer was injured but did not require medical attention.... Read the full story. 05/26/05 Patrols pounce on loop leadfoots - Scottsdale, AZ ..."We get a lot of complaints from the community about how you go 65 out there and it’s a joke," DPS Lt. Tim Lane said of the excessive speeding. The number of Loop 101 crashes have increased in the past few years from an estimated 1,200 in 2001 to about 4,600 in 2004, he said. DPS is adding four to eight motorcycle officers 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. to those who already patrol the area, Lane said. Other motorcycle officers may start as early as 3:30 or 4 a.m., he said. The sheriff ’s office will chip in two or three motorcycle deputies for the next two months. Also helping out will be the sheriff’s posse, lake patrol, SWAT and other deputies, said sheriff’s Lt. Paul Chagolla. Officers will be prepared for the hunt with radar guns and speed-detecting lasers, authorities said. ... Read the full story. 05/26/05 Motorcycle Cop Nearly Hit by Dump Truck - Salt Lake City, UT A West Valley motor officer is recovering after a near miss with a dump truck. The officer had just finished a traffic stop and was parked on the side of the road. A truck driver hit the brakes to avoid slamming into cars stopped in construction congestion. But instead of stopping, the driver lost control and rammed into the officer's bike.... Read the full story. 05/29/05 Curtatone orders sign from News float, sends motorcycle cop up Highland Ave. to deliver threat - Somerville, MA Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone sent a motorcycle police officer up Highland Avenue Sunday during the city's Memorial Day Parade to demand The Somerville News take down the sign on its float reading: "This is not Frankie's boat." The boat, called Miss Somerville News, was in the parade's fourth division, and was pulled on a trailer with members of the paper's team of contributors and 2005 Miss Somerville News, Sabrina Moorhead, when the officer approached.... Read the full story. 05/31/05 Chase leads to multiple crashes, arrest - Moline, IL A domestic dispute in Moline this morning sparked a police chase across the Interstate 74 bridge, multiple car crashes and the arrest of a man in Bettendorf. The incident began about 10:05 a.m. when Moline police answered a call at a Moline address that wasn't immediately available. Bettendorf public information officer Lauren Haldeman said a man fled the scene and was pursued by two Moline police squad cars and a motorcycle officer. During the chase, the man attempted to hit the motorcycle officer but missed, she said. However, the man's car did strike two other vehicles as it fled across the I-74 bridge. Apparently no one was injured.... Read the full story. |
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