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Specialized Patrol
Bike Patrol | Motor Unit | Segway Patrol
Bike Patrol
The Department currently has nine (9) bicycles and eleven (11) officers trained for police bike patrol. The Bicycle Patrol Unit is avaluable resource, allowing access to areas not previously accessible by the conventional police cruiser. The Bicycle Patrol Unit also increases communication between our officers and the citizens they encounter during their patrol.
In addition, the Bike Patrol Units have had positive impacts on parks, playgrounds, and other areas, allowing citizens to utilize these areas without fear of crime.
Creating and maintaining an effective police bike patrol takes more than just officers and bikes. A police bike program involves not only providing officers with the proper bike and training for varying conditions of activity, traffic and weather, but also bike racks on vehicles, special lighting equipment for night patrol, repairs and routine mainenance on the bike fleet, special equipment and unifrms for the officers to bike in all seasonal/weather conditions, and more.
The costs to start and maintain a great bike program are not insignificant, but are well spent and return great dividends.
Motor Unit
The Laurel Police Motor Unit has 3 Harley Davidson motorcycles. The motors are used for traffic control, dignitary escorts, crowd control, and special events. Motor operators are highly skilled and trained to safely negotiate dense traffic and crowds. The travel path is less than half of police cruiser, allowing the motor to negotiate parks, foot paths, and walkways with ease. The motors are also utilized in static display for community outreach assignments giving the public an oportunity to get a hands experience.
Segway Patrol
In 2009, the Laurel Police Dept. purchased five (5) Segway Units. Segway as well as the bike unit, as two principle objectives. The first is to increase the interactions between police officers and the community. The second is to provide another form of transportation than walking a beat or operating a police vehicle. The Segway program places officers at a slighly elevated height and will primarily be used in neighborhoods, parks and shopping areas where contact with the public is high.