Almost £50,000 invested in e-bikes for West Mercia Police officers
Almost £50,000 has been spent on new e-bikes for police officers in Shropshire and wider West Mercia.
The bikes, a mixture of all terrain off road and urban hybrids, will help police reach the most rural of communities, whilst also reducing the need to drive.
West Mercia police and crime commissioner John Campion provided the funding from his budget.
He said: “Our communities tell us time and time again that they want their police officers to be visible and accessible.
"Officers on bikes have been a traditional part of policing for many years, but by investing in more modern improvements to this, allows offers to cover vast distances of communities quickly as needed, engaging with the public, with the added benefit of reducing the environmental impact.”
West Mercia Chief Superintendent Paul Moxley, from the local policing team, said: “These are a really welcome addition to complement our current fleet and will add an extra dimension to our ability to get to our more rural communities.
"Our safer neighbourhood police officers and PCSOs will be able to made great use of these new bikes and we’re pleased that we will be able to extend our reach, increase our visibility and make a small but important step to reducing the environmental impact of our fleet.”
