Bicycle Patrol - Police Department - City of Concord NH
Bicycle Patrol
The Bicycle Unit is tasked with a number of specific
responsibilities.They provide
regular patrol, on bicycle, in all areas of Concord.The bikes make them more versatile and enable officers to patrol areas
where the normal police patrol vehicle cannot go.This has enabled the department to provide better service to
recreation and other areas of Concord.Businesses,
parking lots, hotels, motels, and apartment complexes receive special attention
in the prevention and detection of vandalism and crime.The bike patrol officers also respond to regular calls for service in
areas they are patrolling.The
members of this unit engage in proactive patrol in an effort to prevent crime by
high visibility, presence, and enforcement activity.
The major advantage held by our bicycle patrol officers is
their face-to-face contact with the citizens. The bicycle unit strives to make
the most of this advantage by favorable contacts with citizens who live and work
in the city, as well as with our numerous daily visitors. The bicycle unit
embodies the best aspects of the one on one contact of the historical "beat
officer" and the benefits of the latest community policing initiatives.
The bike officers strive to be completely familiar with
their areas and to facilitate a positive community/law enforcement relationship
with persons in those areas by making themselves known and accessible.
