Tired of pricey gas, police pump up bike patrols
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Since even the long arm of the law can't rein in fuel prices, the long legs of the law are getting more exercise these days.
Bicycle patrols - a community policing tactic that some law enforcement agencies de-emphasized in recent years - are seeing a resurgence as the price of gasoline approaches or surpasses $4 a gallon across the country.
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