Originally Posted by chipcom
Specific to the bike? Beats the hell out of me. Not sure they even have any in Cleveland...sure didn't back in the day. In NM a couple of my guys wanted to do a bike patrol (more to patrol our little downtown area, not due to any significant bicycle usage by the population) so we found and got a grant to buy the bikes, accessiories and clothing for them...but there was no actual formal training involved.
When I lived in Marblehead, Ma they had a few bike patrols and one of the guys actually entered competitions.
There is an organization called the International Police Mountain Bike Association. Many "Police Games" also include competitions. IPMBA offers training and train the trainer programs.