CONTENTS FALL 2012 VOLUME 83 | NUMBER 2 ®
EDITOR IN CHIEF MISTY OELHAFEN, Harley-Davidson Motor Company Police & Fleet Sales, Milwaukee, WI
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12 News From Concerns of Police Survivors
14 Boston Police Department Motor Unit 100th Anniversary Celebration
18 Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Safety Unit
22 Sheriff’s Office Participates in Law Enforcement United Ride
26 The 95th New York State Police Motorcycle Riders Reunion
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY TO CELEBRATE 110 YEARS ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND 2013
2013 POLICE OPERATOR & INSTRUCTOR MOTORCYCLE TRAINING SCHEDULE
OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT PROUD TO RIDE HARLEY-DAVIDSON® MOTORCYCLES!
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SINCE 1927 DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF CITY, COUNTY & STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENTS EVERYWHERE
Volume 83 Number 2 Fall 2012
100YEARS
MOTORCYCLE UNIT CELEBRATES
BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE COVER
Photo Courtesy Greg Mahoney, Compositor, Office of Multi-Media, Boston Police Department
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