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Police motorcycle unit to be scrapped
By Aneka Chohan on 28/09/2010 13:22:57
Dumfries & Galloway axes motorcycle unit to save financial resources
DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY'S police motorcycle unit is to be scrapped in a bid to save financial resources.Currently, the policemen on bikes were set to retire by the end of next year and it is decided that they will not be replaced due to budget
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Fake motorcycle police. Why?
By Ben Cope on 17/01/2012 16:03:51
Dressing up like the plod. To achieve what exactly?
People who like to pretend they're police baffle me and annoy me in equal measure.I took this picture the other day at Cobham, about to join the A3 heading to Guildford. I guessed that the guy on the left had just bought his rather fetching BMW off
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Met police trial Zero electric motorcycle
By Visordown News on 11/11/2011 10:59:39
Helping reduce the carbon footprint of your next producer...
LONDON'S Met Police have taken delivery of a Zero Dual Sport electric motorcycle for testing.The Zero DS will be evaluated by the 'Motorcycle Tasking Team' at its roadside tasking sites and will also be using it for actual law enforcement purposes
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Unmarked motorcycles cut deaths claim police
By Visordown News on 11/11/2011 15:55:59
Death rates are falling. Could it all be down to policing?
NORTH Yorkshire Police have claimed that the use of unmarked bikes has helped has cut biker road deaths in the area by around 50%.The police claim that it had resorted to using unmarked motorcycles following a rise in death rates, from 12 in 2008
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Northumbria Police axe motorcycle fleet
By Robin Goodwin on 11/05/2009 10:37:40
"It's complete madness and yet another victory for the health and safety brigade," says furious bike cop
NORTHUMBRIA Police Force has axed its £200,000 motorbike fleet after the machines were deemed too dangerous. In a health and safety gone mad ruling, police bosses are worried about their motorcycle-mounted cops riding in ‘wet and snowy’ conditions
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Motorcycle thief shot dead by Chinese Police
By Visordown News on 22/04/2010 14:38:21
A court appearance followed by a fine? Not in China, mate
A MOTORCYCLE THIEF has been shot dead by Police in southern China after he was involved in a stabbing while attempting to steal a motorbike.One police officer received stab wounds after confronting the two thieves at around 6 p.m. yesterday
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Jakarta Police advise holiday makers to stay away from motorcycles
By Visordown News on 25/08/2010 11:40:50
Sky-high accident rate prompts authorities to take action
PLANNING A HOLIDAY in Jakarta? Better read this:Police in the Indonesian capital city have urged holidaymakers to avoid renting motorcycles, after recent safety statistics revealed 76 per cent of the regions traffic accidents involved two
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Emergency Bikers: Channel 5, Weds 21st, 8pm
By Visordown News on 19/07/2010 10:51:04
New bike-promoting documentary follows Birmingham’s paramedics and Essex police motorcycle squads
' follows Birmingham’s paramedics and Essex police motorcycle squads as they race through congested roads and cities to be the first on the scene at many of them region's incidents.Emergency Bikers starts Wednesday 21st July at 20:00 on Channel Five.
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Clinton escort death sparks trouble for Police
By Visordown News on 28/02/2008 10:20:35
Lewisville Police to disband motorcycle patrol
THE DEATH of a motorcycle policeman in Dallas whilst escorting a Hillary Clinton cavalcade last week has had serious consequences on neighbouring police departments in Texas. Although Lewisville Police Department officials say they have been
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Coroner scorns police after 124mph biker death
By Visordown News on 27/04/2009 14:46:07
Metropolitan police to review motorcycle pursuit tactics after coroner's criticism over chase that led to the death of a biker
MET POLICE are launching a review of their motorcycle pursuits after a coroner criticised police following a 124mph chase which ended in the death of a 24-year old man.The victim, Lexy Williams, 24, was chased by police who thought he was riding a
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