The Reading Police Department utilizes motorcycles to compliment our traditional patrol function. Visible, cost efficient, and astonishingly effective, motorcycles are able to deliver effective highway traffic enforcement due to the versatility, mobility and maneuverability of the motorcycle in heavy and congested traffic conditions.
Experience has shown that response times to motor vehicle accidents are improved when a motorcycle is called to the scene. This is due to the motorcycles ability to work through traffic conditions that might otherwise be hindered using the police cruiser. The motorcycle patrol officer optimizes community relations by utilizing the stop and talk technique with Reading residents and the general public. Motorcycle patrols are better able to use all of their senses, including smell and hearing, to detect and address crime.
Established in 1994, our motorcycle patrol has been a useful addition to our patrol efforts. Our officers are able to frequent areas that were never patrolled by police. This is especially true of our wooded areas and parks where suspicious activity is often out of public view. In addition, stubborn community problems have been affectively addressed by motorcycle patrols where the small patrol area can be a nuisance for criminals.
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