DeKalb County Sheriff Deputies Zachary Kerley and Reed Hansen
DEKALB CO., Ind. (ADAMS) – Police in DeKalb County have officers for a new bike patrol program.
DeKalb County Sheriff Deputies Zachary Kerley and Reed Hansen have recently graduated from Basic Mountain Bike Officer Course, Fort Wayne Police Department.
Kerley and Hansen will launch the new DeKalb County Mountain Bike patrol. The Mountain Bike Patrols primary duties will be special details such as Pickle Festival, ACD Festival, DeKalb County Fair, and other special events throughout the county. Their assignments will overlap with road patrol but, their primary function will be to the events they are assigned.
The following was issued by the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Office:
These bicycles are electric motor assisted. Fully equipped with emergency lights, sirens, and first aid kits. They are very fast, very quiet, and very agile. Officers in Patrol vehicles are less exposed to public interact where Mountain Bikes puts you right out front. It is our goal that we continue good relationships with communities and build even more in the outlining areas. The St. Joe River Greenway Trail was an area that has not been patrolled in the past. As trails become more a focus in DeKalb County and the State, we need officers to have the ability to respond to these areas immediately. The new Mountain Bike Patrol will do just that.
