Bicycle Patrol
The Kewanee Police Department's Bicycle Patrol Team was established in 1998. Currently there are 6 officers assigned to the Bike Team.
The Bike team's main focus will be , but not limited to, self initiated activity. The bike officers will also respond to radio calls, if they are near enough for the officers to pedal the distance.
During the evening and night shifts, the bicycle is particularly effective in helping officers to get a better awareness of what is going on around them, since they are not enclosed in a vehicle. Bike officers are able to hear everything that is going on around them, and because the bike is almost completely silent, the are able to get to the problem without being seen or heard.
Not only is the Bike Patrol a more effective way to catch lawbreakers, it is also an excellent way to get to know members of the community.
The bike team utilizes high quality Trek mountain bikes
equipped with front suspension. Officers require top level dependable bikes for
safety and minimum equipment failure. The bikes were purchased locally from
B & B Lawn and Cyclery in Geneseo, Illinois.