In 2012 the Orange County Sheriff’s Motor Unit issued 42,468 Uniform Traffic citations to violators. This was 57.1% of the agency’s 74,254 citations. In 2013, the Motor Unit issued 43,042 citations, up 9% from the prior year. Prior to becoming an Orange County Sheriff’s Office
Motor Officer, a 3-day motorcycle officer course is required along with an 80-hour Basic Police Motorcycle Rider (BPMR) certification course. Once a basic certification is obtained, a new motor officer is teamed with a motorcycle training officer (MTO) for a minimum of 40 hours before riding alone. A motor officer must appear before a transfer review board, con- sisting of three motor unit supervisors and one lieuten- ant, to compete with other applicants desiring to fill a vacant position. The 12 Orange County
Sheriff’s Office Police Motor- cycle Training instructors and officers have each suc- cessfully completed an approved instructor’s course in police motorcycle training from the Institute of Police Technology and Manage- ment (IPTM), or Northwest- ern University (NUCPS). Each motor officer is
required to attend monthly training and bi-annual recertification. The reserve motor officers, in addition to the mandatory training and recertification, must ride a minimum of 10 hours per month with a motor squad and are required to supple- ment the full-time motor officers from time to time for special events and details. Over the years, members
of the OCSO Motor Unit have competed in motor- cycle skills and training competitions thorough out Florida. Many of these ‘rodeo’ competitors have returned home with numerous trophies and awards to signify their distin- guished accomplishments and passion as motorcycle officers. A contingent of OCSO motor officers and their motors are
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and also assist the Washington D.C. law enforcement commu- nity motor squads with bus escorts of survivors and families of other fallen law enforcement officers from across the country and scheduled events. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office Motor Unit uses the
“winged wheel” as its symbol. The winged wheel is a patch sewn on a motor officer’s uniform sleeve, or a metal pin worn above the uniform name tag. The crest has become interna- tionally recognized as identifying police motorcycle units. The winged-wheel emblem usually is centered on an old-fashioned spoke wheel, with an arrow passing through the cen- terline and a pair of wings lifting from the hub. The wings represent swiftness, the arrow precision and the wheel motion.” The Orange County
Sheriff’s Motor Unit has the privileged honor to work and train very closely with a number of other Central Florida law enforcement motor units. An annual training day is held at the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Vehicle Operations facility in Mt. Dora, FL, focusing on normal day-to-day motor officer enforcement riding techniques. In addition to this training, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office Motor Squad partners with the Florida Highway Patrol- Troop D and the Orlando Police Department to host an annual Presidential Protection Detail–Central Florida Regional Police Motorcycle Escort training/ certification course. The deputy sheriffs of
the Orange County Sher- iff’s Office Motor Unit are
regularly sent to National Police Week in Washington, D.C. every May. These motor officers represent the members of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and our fallen deputy sheriffs,
dedicated and devoted to professionalism, integrity, courtesy, respect and pride of being assigned to a police motorcycle unit as well as to the safety of the citizens of and visitors to Orange County, Florida. We are committed to professional excellence with on-going training, skill development, initia- tive, proficiency, and the enthusiasm to be among the best motorcycle officers in the world.
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