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LEHIGHWEEK
Volume 8, Issue 21
For the Campus Community
March 29,1995
South Side police bike patrol gains community support
by Barbara Lee, Writers' Group
Sometimes old ideas
work best, which is why
community leaders in
Bethlehem have decided to
look to history by adopting
the bicycle as its latest tool
for policing the city's South
Side. The new community
program was introduced at a
special breakfast in the
lacocca Hall Tower Room
March 17.
Concerned citizens who
attended the breakfast were
asked to contribute to the
"South Side Bicycle Fund,"
which is seeking to raise
$9,600 for training as well
as custom-made bicycles,
uniforms, helmets and
raingear for four police
officers. So far, $6,000 has
been raised.
"I think it's great," said
Jose Leon ofthe South Side
Bethlehem Neighborhood
Center. "It will give them a
chance to really get to know
people in the neighborhood."
Officers in Easton and
Allentown already have
bike programs in place.
Allentown officer Severo
Berrios talked with
Bethlehem community
leaders about how
successful patrolling on bike
has been. Berrios, who
patrols three different
schools during dismissal
period each day, says that
none ofthe kids have been
able to outrun him when he
is on the bicycle, and often
he is able to diffuse a bad
situation before trouble
starts. "The kids see me and
know who I am. A lot of
Bethlehem South
Side officers David
Kravatz, Scott
Parry, Jeffry Mour
and David Strawn
stand with Marcia
Theodoredis of the
development office
at a breakfast
introducing the
new bike patrol
program. The
breakfast was
held in an effort
to raise $9,600
for bikes and
equipment.
photo by Joe Ryan
them have learned to trust
me and tell me things," he
adds.
For more information or
to make a donation to the
bike patrol program, call
Marcia Theodoredis at
758-6124.
United Nations Assembly
Briefing the Governor
Mike Bolton, vice president for advancement (seated, center), briefs Pennsylvania Gov.
Tom Ridge (seated, right) during his visit to the Bethlehem Technology Center on March
8. Ridge was in town to emphasize his commitment to creating jobs and his support for
successful business development initiatives such as the Ben Franklin Technology
Center at Lehigh which works to create, expand and retain high quality jobs at local
companies. photo by John Kish IV
Nearly 300 students from seven area high schools
gathered at Lehigh recently for the regional Model United
Nations Assembly. Each student represented a country
and attended workshop sessions to discuss world
problems. Students and faculty from Emmaus High
School organized the event. The College of Arts and
Sciences and the College of Business and Economics
assisted in the event. photo by Jennifer Rauch
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