Bike Patrol
The Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Public Safety Department operates a Bike Patrol division, which is supervised by police Sgt. Jonathan Pare. Below are some facts on the bike patrol program.
The BIDMC Bike Patrol Division:
- Is comprised of up to 10 certified full-time bike officers.
- All officers are certified in either Cops on Bikes with Education for Bikes (COBWEB) and/or International Police Mt. Bike Association (IPMBA), which are 35-40 hour certification classes.
- The certification classes; officers are shown the most up to date skills and techniques utilized in urban/city police mountain bike methodology and patrol operations.
- All Public Safety Officers are CPR certified and Police Bike Officers are CPR and First Responder certified.
- The Bike Patrol Division is run 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, weather permitting.
- Bike officers patrol all BIDMC Property, including all garages, alley ways and surrounding jurisdictions e.g. Riverway and DCR Park.
- Bike officers also provide security escorts (24 hours a day.)
- The division provides specialized security details for events e.g. Red Sox Games and other sporting events.
- It also saturates high crime areas and provides quick response to emergency situations that other vehicles can not access.
- Additionally, division officers assist in traffic control.
Current Members:
- Sgt. Jonathan Pare
- Officer Michael Demers
- Officer Tony Anzalone
- Officer Kevin Carroll
- Lead PSO Paul Davis
- Lead PSO Stanley Staco
- Lead PSO Doug Mitchell
- PSO Plantini Pontes
- Reserve PSO Thomas O’Flaherty
For more information on the Bike Patrol division contact our dispatch center and ask to speak with Sgt. Jonathan Pare.
