All of our bicycle officers are certified as Police CyclistsTM by the International Police Mountain Bike Association (IPMBA).
Certification consists of a 40-hour course which includes both classroom and on-bike lessons. Among these blocks of instruction, officers are taught the concepts of vehicular cycling, group riding, youth bicycle education, bike maintenance, slow speed skills, obstacle clearing and others. The course is physically and mentally demanding and requires that officers commit themselves to the demands of police cycling.
More information about police cycling is available at www.ipmba.org.
Click here for training photos and video.
New Organization as of 05 November 2007 Officers are stationed at eleven police substations located throughout Bethlehem and Bethlehem Housing Authority properties. The City is divided into four major regions with a major substation designated in each precinct. Each precinct is managed by a sergeant from one of each of the three platoons which work day and middle shift. During these two shifts, there is a sergeant responsible for all activity within that precinct. There are four sergeants and one lieutenant for each of the three platoons which are under the oversight of a Captain. Each platoon consists of twenty-two officers, which include four full-time and three part-time bike officers, a Parks officer and DARE/School resource officers. All members of each platoon are responsible for all events in their respective precincts, including all requests for service, tours of police headquarters, and speaking engagements; under the direction of the Precinct Sergeant. Requests for service can be directed to the Community Patrol Captain John Sarnicky at 610.865.7158, or to your respective police precinct.
Precincts
Captain John Sarnicky
Police Headquarters
jsarnicky@bethlehem-pa.gov
610.865.7158
North East Precinct
Major Substation:
North East Substation 743 Linden Street
610.865.7281
First Platoon Sergeant Jason D. Schiffer
Second Platoon Sergeant David Cimera
Third Platoon Sergeant Robert Mitchell
rmitchell@bethlehem-pa.gov
Bike Officer Kelly C. Walbert #316
walbekelc@bethlehem-pa.gov
(Located in the Chamber of Commerce)
509 Main Street
484.239.0417
Officer Brendan Schlegel #322
1121 Marvine Street
610.865.7222
North West Precinct
First Platoon Sergeant Scott Parry
Second Platoon Sergeant Anthony C. Leardi
Third Platoon Sergeant
Major Substation:
434 West Broad Street
610.865.7323
Officer Tim Brooks #270
(Currently deployed with PA National Guard)
BSD Career Academy
xxxx Pennsylvania Avenue
610.xxx.xxxx
Officer Mark Surber #254
Officer Scott Weber #308
South West Precinct
First Platoon Sergeant Paul Feliceangeli
Second Platoon Sergeant Donald Hoffman
Third Platoon Sergeant Robert Ripper
Major Substation:
520 Broadway
610.865.7030
Officer Jon Pesesko #276
Officer Jason Fulmer #284
10 Mechanic Street
This substation operates as a storage facility and workshop for our police mountain bikes.
South East Precinct
First Platoon Sergeant Jeremy Alleshouse
Second Platoon Sergeant Kevin Spano
Third Platoon Sergeant Todd Repsher
Major Substation:
South Central Substation 704 East Fourth Street
610.865.7160
Forte Building
1337 East Fifth Street
610.865.7829