Chicago Police Motor Unit Updates Their Harley-Davidson and Their Rider Training


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wife is a Lieutenant with Fairfax County Police Dept. They have five children. Contact John at bluelinestudios1@aol.com.


J 14 THE MOTOR OFFICER™ | SPRING 2015


he Chicago Police Department (CPD) recently replaced their entire fleet of 2005 Harley- Davidson®


Police motorcycles


with the new FLHTP Elec- tra Glide®


motorcycles. Due


to the current models being delivered with the Reflex™ Linked Brake System with


ABS, improved handling and turning radius, and increased performance, the Chicago Police Department recognized the need for a current training program. The only program considered was the Northwestern Center for Public Safety (NUCPS) Instructor/Operator Program featuring Harley-Davidson®


Left to Right: Commander Daniel Dziewior Jr. Crystal Lake PD, Joe Gonzales, Dennis Liss, Don


Markham, John Maples, Bill Meador, Eibar Fuentes, Joe Elfayer, Tony Watson, Sean Elnar, Jerry Garcia, Greg Reynolds, Essex Brassel, Van Watts, Al Francis, Chicago Police Dept. NUCPS Instructor Gary DeKinder, Jason Heinzel Illinois State Police, and NUCPS Instructor Jerry Prybil


Police motorcycles. Patricia Casstevens, Division Director at NUCPS and


Steve E. Georgas, Acting Chief of Special Functions at Chicago Police Department, began working toward schedul- ing our first-ever CPD class together when an opportunity became available during the month of October. Senior NUCPS Instructors Jerry Prybil and Gary DeKinder along with CPD Sergeant Jerry Garcia completed the process, and the training took place at O’Hare International Airport October 6 – 24. The three-week Instructor class started


with three instructor candidates from CPD and one from the Illinois State Police. The two-week Operator Class began with 11 operator students from CPD and one from the Crystal Lake, IL Police Department. Sergeant Garcia was an excellent host and was in


attendance every day providing support. Director Casste- vens as well as Acting Chief Georgas also visited and observed training. See the 2015 NUCPS Operator/Instructor training schedule on page 40.


Motorcycles SUBMITTED BY GARY DEKINDER


Blue Line Studios John Kiernan


SUBMITTED BY JOHN KIERNAN WARRENTON, VA


ohn Kiernan operates Blue Line Studios, a decorative art busi- ness including fine art featuring Law Enforcement paintings. These motor pieces can be custom made to any agency by swap- ping out the helmet and bike colors. John creates national logos, murals and paintings which raised over $40,000 for the Law Enforcement family, including fallen and injured Officers and the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. John joined the Southampton Village, NY Police Department and later joined the Fairfax County, VA Police Department. John’s


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