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ADVISORY/Atlantic City Police Get New Wheels

29 November 2000

ADVISORY/Atlantic City Police Get New Wheels

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WHAT: The Atlantic City Police Department will take delivery of a new
     fleet of police motorcycles, equipped with advanced safety
     features. Fifteen BMW R 1100 RT-P police motorcycles will replace
     several older-model Harley Davidson motorcycles currently in the
     Department's fleet of patrol vehicles. The BMW motorcycles are
     the only authority bikes to offer an anti-lock brake system,
     which is essential to officer safety in emergency braking
     situations. The BMW R 1100 RT-P motorcycles, purchased from Cross
     Country BMW of Metuchen, will be used to patrol the famed
     Boardwalk and streets of Atlantic City, to provide escort support
     for visiting dignitaries, and to lead city parades, including the
     Miss America parade. The Atlantic City Police Department has a
     specially trained 14-member motorcycle squad that rides
     year-round in 12-hour posts.

WHEN:     Friday, December 1, 2000
          11:00 a.m.

WHERE:    Atlantic City Public Safety Building 2715 Atlantic Avenue
          (between Iowa and California Aves.)

          (Take Atlantic City Expressway East to Atlantic City.
          Make right at third traffic light onto Atlantic Avenue.)

                        **PHOTO OPPORTUNITY**

     Atlantic City Police Chief Arthur Snellbaker and members of the
     Atlantic City Police Department will accept the new fleet of
     police motorcycles from BMW representatives in front of the
     Atlantic City Public Safety Building. The group will ride several
     blocks down Atlantic Ave. to the large Atlantic City sign and to
     the boardwalk for photos.