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CONTENTS FALL 2012 VOLUME 83 | NUMBER 2 ®


EDITOR IN CHIEF MISTY OELHAFEN, Harley-Davidson Motor Company Police & Fleet Sales, Milwaukee, WI


DESIGNER QUAD/GRAPHICS CREATIVE SOLUTIONS


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8 Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Motorcycle Unit


10 Dream Ride


11 South East Florida Police Motorcycle Rodeo


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


Our apologies and sincere appreciation to Bill Richardson of the Florida Highway Patrol for use of his photo used on the cover of our 2011 Fall issue.


DEPARTMENTS


4 FROM THE EDITOR 6 MEMORY LANE


23 2013 POLICE OPERATOR AND INSTRUCTOR TRAINING


27 IN MEMORY 28 GALLERY


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readers, are not manufactured by Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Therefore, Harley-Davidson Motor Co. makes no warranty or recommendations, express or implied, with regard to such items. Law enforcement training exercises or situations described herein for use of traffic officers should only be attempted by trained professionals. Harley-Davidson, Harley, H-D, the Bar & Shield, Road King, Electra Glide, and Sportster are among the trademarks of H-D Michigan, LLC.


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THE LEGEND ROLLS ON… LIVE BY IT. ® ™


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!


PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL SHERIFF’S OFFICE MOTORCYCLE UNIT RIDES HARLEY-DAVIDSON® MOTORCYCLES!


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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