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Police to revisit bike-patrol program after 16-year pause; K9 handler to train next month
Summary
Chief Kyle Binger said the department plans to reintroduce bike patrols with full-time and part-time shifts for events and trails, and a K9 handler/officer will begin training next month.
Gladwin — Chief of Police Kyle Binger told council the department is revisiting a bike-patrol program that has been inactive for 16 years and plans to field shifts for events, trails and daytime coverage.
Binger said the vision includes a full-time day shift and a part-time shift devoted to bike patrol, which the department expects to use for community events and trail patrols. He also noted the department's K9 handler and dog will be in training next month. The council recorded the update as an administrative report; no funding vote or formal operational timeline was adopted in the minutes.
