Pedaling The Beat
HPD’s Downtown Bicycle Officer Hopes Familiarity Breeds Security
Posted: October 17, 2012
John Langhans, downtown bike patrol officer for the Harrisonburg Police Department, gets rolling after checking in with You Made It!, a pottery studio on South Main Street. Langhans regularly visits businesses on his beat. “[He’s] working to build a rapport with the business owners,” says Lt. Rod Pollard, HPD’s special events commander. (Photos by Stephen Mitchell / DN-R)
John Langhans (right), the new downtown bike patrol officer for the Harrisonburg Police Department, chats with David Miller, co-owner of You Made It!, a pottery studio on South Main Street. Langhans regularly checks in with businesses downtown, building a rapport with his neighborhood beat.
HARRISONBURG — When Harrisonburg police officer John Langhans zips through downtown on his bicycle, his mission is twofold: He makes time to check in on local business owners while also making...
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