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Home My WebLink AboutItem II (B) Presentation - Bicycle to Police Bicycle Patrol by Citizens Walter Branche and Jesse Denkins AGENDA 2-02-93 Item II B Walter Branche 452 S. Lakewood Ave., Ocoee, FL 34761-2726 (407) 656-4224 - -Q C,ati QQ Z,O J �ko C. 7.7"l �_tr.) �cA_c_2. �c c -tc,e !est- C 75 . lug w ac) ta,a, CA-S2 0-'1 CA- c_Q Coon-�- G-�--c� CL---15)-?_A-12 c ait.12 J • mon - � s Gam., CA-A- COLam-. 0 CCP Walter Branche 452 S. Lakewood Ave., Ocoee, FL 34761-2726 (407) 656-4224 3 Iia & cam- •-1 &i7 t..s, w-�.Q�,- L •�,��; bAz;rm_uocl. (c3-ts:k-m-62 , . R.0— )� - Walter Branche 452 S. Lakewood Ave., Ocoee, FL 34761-2726 (407) 656-4224 January 29, 1993 This Model 950 TREK - 21 speed bicycle was acquired from Jim Hurd, Curator of the Schwinn Bicycle Museum in Chicago, Illinois. The bike has less than two miles on it and it is checked out and adjusted by the world famous cycle expert Dianne Blake. It has Bio Pace sprockets (elliptical shaped) , single track, and sells for $750.00 at Orange Cycle. Elliptical sprockets are especially made so that while pedalling, you get more power on the power stroke. This invention was first used in 1893. Recently my nephew, Jesse Denkins, had a bike that was stolen and I gave this bike to him for his future bike. When we read the article in the January 28 issue of the Orlando Sentinel about the bicycle police patrol needing two more bikes I suggested to Jesse that he might like to give this bike to the police patrol to help fight crime in our City, as it will be some time before he is big enough to use it. He was very excited about this chance to help and is looking forward to the presentation. Sincerely, S/Walter Branche OR1 . The Orlando Sentinel,Thursday,January 28, 1993 1-7 Bicycle lets police officer sneak upon crime in Ocoee By Diane Sears ` :: ' OF THE SENTINEL STAFF - w t ' OCOEE -Bill Simon likes being the pic-. - tore of stealth. . *� The Ocoee police officer has traded in his b .: patrol car part time for a 21-speed moun- tain bike. M, As the city's first and only bicycle patrol officer, Simon is pedaling through neigh- - ,.'irti -n, borhoods and parking lots to prevent 5 . - ` 4. ,r crimes that police can't always see from be1 hind the windows of a car. ---q . - "I believe it's an excellent crime fighter," w_ '1.4,"1"" "" Simon said of the bike patroL His depart- `-- ' " S a ., ment joins several others in Central Flor- � .Y . . -' J k ; ida, including Orlando and Winter Garden, r. f l in adopting the technique that gained pop- 4 ularity in Seattle. -• a . "If a guy's doing crime, he's going to hear the car corning and stop," Simon said. ' — j "He's not going to hear the bike coming." `, ,- .,.:- . But the sneak-up approach is only part of ,-, ...--_-1-4,7, -T"'"'„ his job.More importantly, Simon said, the ,:- bike patrol will allow residents to get to -• know their police force better. _ .. _., GEORGE Sl�NE/SENTINEL -"It's going to get the police officer closer Simon makes his rounds on an $800,21- to thecitizens,because it's difficult to stop speed bike that puts him closer to public. and say hello when you're driving by at 45 ;,mph,"said Simon,a traffic homicide inves- . Mobile Lane and Security Circle were about tigator who has been with the department -code violations,city officials said.However. .7.1 years. ' . - others concerned burglaries, noise, distur- On his first day out in Ocoee neighbor bances, suspected intruders and traffic, re- -hoods last week, residents kept coming up cords show. ''toCtalk with him and look at his new . Police Chief John Boyd said he would ;,wheels, Simon said. The department like to have a bicycle patrol 24 hours a day -bought the $800 bike from Ed Tudor, who seven days a week, but his department has owned West Orange Bike & Mower can't afford that right now. He would neer Shop for about 22 years. - at.least two more bicycles,he said: -'"I couldn't believe the response," Simon• Simon's new job- is part of the depart- said."Everybody's just so excited about it." ment's push toward community-oriented ` Simon will spend much of'his time in policing, a trend that's-sweeping agencies 1_3 three'mobile home communities where po :nationwide,Boyd said. Ocoee started a foot it• ;lice documented 495 calls for service-or -patrol about four months ago in business 2 9 a.day in about six months. and residential areas. .:: .' • Many of the calls from the Pioneer Key t "'"We haven't reached all the neighbor- ■ and II parks and the neighborhood along hoods yet,"Boyd said,"but that's our goaL" ,`' : _ 1 Walter Branche 452 S. 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Recently my nephew, Jesse Denkins, had a bike that was stolen and I gave this bike to him for his future bike. When we read the article in the January 28 issue of the Orlando Sentinel about the bicycle police patrol needing two more bikes I suggested to Jesse that he might like to give this bike to the police patrol to help fight crime in our City, as it will be some time before he is big enough to use it. He was very excited about this chance to help and is looking forward to the presentation. Sincerely, S/Walter Branche Y � y Walter Branche _ 452 S. Lakewood Ave., Ocoee, FL 34761-2726 (407) 6564224 3peeA,, R'po p6te starod=eks Cie ' i ;�� Se ISS for- 5 �.. 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