Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Motorcyclists Ride In Marine's Honor


08 26 2007 -- WATERFORD A motorcycle benefit run remembers Marine Cpl Kemaphoom Chanawongse who was killed in Iraq four years ago All of the proceeds benefits a scholarship fund sponsored by the Waterford Community Service Foundation

Investigators piece together what caused motorcade officer to crash and die


OFFICER ESCORTING THE PRESIDENT S MOTORCADE TO CRASH HIS MOTORCYCLE INTO A TREE KILLING HIM THAT S THE QUESTION A HANDFUL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE TRYING TO ANSWER TONIGHT JEFF MAHER IS LIVE AT THE SUNPORT WITH THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION THAT S TONIGHT S TOP STORY JEFF THIS IS THE SPOT WHERE OFFICER GERMAINE CASEY DIED AFTER CRASHING HIS MOTORCYCLE WHILE IN THE PRESIDENT S MOTORCADE IT S THE SECOND MOTORCADE ACCIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE IN THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF NOW OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THINGS NEED TO BE HANDLED DIFFERENTLY we want to make sure that every officer that participates in protection for dignitaries is safe RIO RANCHO OFFICER GERMAINE CASEY DIED WHILE PROTECTING THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF HE LOST CONTROL OF HIS MOTORCYCLE AND CRASHED INTO A TREE YESTERDAY NEAR THE SUNPORT AS PRESIDENT BUSH S MOTORCADE PASSED THROUGH IN FEBRUARY 2006 BERNALILLO SERGEANT JERRY NIXON WAS INJURED IN A CRASH ON I-25 WHILE IN A MOTORCADE THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT WANTS TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN T HAPPEN AGAIN THEY RE HEADING A REVIEW INVOLVING MULTIPLE AGENCIES INCLUDING STATE POLICE AND THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF S OFFICE and then we ll also have some outside experts that are involved in motorcycle riding participate to do a complete comprehensive review to see if there s anything that we need to change in the way we handle things A REVIEW LIKE THIS HASN T BEEN DONE SINCE THE JOHN HYDE MURDERS TWO YEARS AGO IN THE MEANTIME OFFICERS ARE DEALING WITH THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN FLAGS FLEW AT HALF-STAFF IN RIO RANCHO AND ALBUQUERQUE RIO RANCHO OFFICERS ARE WEARING THESE BLACK BANDS ON THEIR BADGES - IN MEMORY OF CASEY - WHO PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE this is a tragedy for all law enforcement and when law enforcement takes a hit everybody takes a hit OFFICERS HAVE NOT RELEASED ANY MORE DETAILS ABOUT YESTERDAY S CRASH - THEY SAY THE INVESTIGATION WILL TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO COMPLETE COMING UP AT SIX - THE DANGERS OF BEING A MOTORCYCLE COP WHILE PROTECTING THE PRESIDENT LIVE AT THE SUNPORT JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR

Man on motorcycle crashes during Pres. Bush's motorcade


Fresno Police Motorcycle Officer Collides with Car


A Fresno Police Officer is recovering after an accident with other vehicle

Monday, August 27, 2007

Recent Motorcycle Theft Trend


A recent trend in motorcycle theft thoughout Jacksonville

Friday, August 24, 2007

Motorcycle Crash Investigation 8/24/07


State Police are investigating a motorcycle crash that sent one man to the hospital Friday night Troopers say a 23-year-old man and several other bikers were riding around in a parking lot off Factory Avenue in the town of Salina

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Lifesaving Moves


Officer who helped save a man s life talks about a mystery women who assist him

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Officer recalls arresting John Hyde


A WILD CHASE AN EMOTIONAL ARREST AND A CHILLING DISCOVERY WE RE LEARNING MORE ABOUT WHAT LED TO THE ARREST OF SUSPECTED MASS MURDERER JOHN HYDE A MINI-TRIAL IS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK TO DETERMINE IF THE DIAGNOSED SCHIZOPHRENIC WILL BE LOCKED UP IN A MENTAL HOSPITAL FOR LIFE FOR KILLING FIVE PEOPLE IN ONE DAY BACK IN 2005 JEFF MAHER SAT IN ON THE HEARING THIS AFTERNOON HE S LIVE AT DISTRICT COURT WITH TONIGHT S TOP STORY JEFF JOHN HYDE WAS NOT IN COURT TODAY - HIS ATTORNEYS SAY HE S TOO MENTALLY ILL TO ATTEND TODAY OFFICERS WHO ARRESTED HYDE DESCRIBED HOW THEY HAD TO PUT THEIR EMOTIONS ASIDE DURING THE CHASE-- KNOWING THAT HE WAS SUSPECTED OF KILLING TWO OF THEIR FELLOW OFFICERS I heard something to the effect of shots fired officer down and then I kind of looked at the rest of the team and thought - did I just hear what I heard IT WAS A DISPATCH CALL THAT SENT FORMER APD OFFICER ELDER GUEVARA INTO ACTION OFFICERS RICHARD SMITH AND MICHAEL KING HAD JUST BEEN SHOT AND KILLED GUEVARA WAS TOLD A SUSPECT HAD FLED THE SCENE ON A MOTORCYCLE A SHORT TIME LATER - GUEVARA TESTIFIED HE CAME FACE TO FACE WITH JOHN HYDE RIDING HIS MOTORCYCLE NEAR ROSS AND CALIFORNIA I remember seeing the hair and he just stared at my patrol car just stared at it and I knew that was him HYDE TOOK OFF GUEVARA CHASED HIM DOWN CRASHING INTO HIS BIKE NEAR SOUTHERN AND LOUISIANA I got right next to Mr Hyde and I forced him with my vehicle into the curb to stop HYDE WAS PUT IN CUFFS AFTER THAT - GUEVARA SAYS HE HAD TO JUST WALK AWAY I just I was overwhelmed with emotion at the time I learned that two of my friends had been killed and I just needed to get away from that situation LT PAUL FEIST SAYS HYDE STAYED QUIET - BUT DID MAKE ONE COMMENT said something to the effect of - I didn t want to go back to the crazy house I did something bad back at the motorcycle shop THESE PICTURES WERE TAKEN SHORTLY AFTER HYDE S ARREST HIS BLOODY FACE IN THE HOSPITAL PIERCINGS - AND THINGS RECOVERED WHERE HE CRASHED AT LEAST FIVE KNIVES 45 CALLIBER BULLETS CASH AND A STICKER ON HIS BIKE THAT SAYS ARM THE HOMELESS THE MINI-TRIAL RESUMES TOMORROW AT NINE IN THE MORNING THAT S WHEN SEVEN MORE WITNESSES WILL TESTIFY INCLUDING THREE OFFICERS LIVE AT DISTRICT COURT JEFF MAHER EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING EVERY DEVELOPMENT IN THIS STORY AND WE WON T STOP NOW SO BE SURE TO KEEP IT RIGHT HERE ON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR -- FOR THE LATEST ON THE JOHN HYDE HEARING

Monday, August 20, 2007

Cuba's Harley riders get creative to keep on rolling


Unable to get original parts because of a strict 45-year-old US trade embargo Harley-Davidson aficionados resort to ingenuity and Soviet truck parts to keep the decades-old US classics on Cuban roads Cuban fans said to include Ernesto Guevara a son of the famed revolutionary leader known as Che estimate there are about 100 Harleys left in the communist-run state all of them pre-dating 1960 and most still running A voiced report

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Thursday, August 16, 2007

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Riders React to FBI Raid on Outlaws Motorcycle Club


Motorcycle riders say they aren t all like the bikers arrested in the FBI s raid on the Outlaws Motorcycle Club Kristen Cosby reports on a rider s reaction

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Motorcycle Driver Killed As Bike Crashes, Catches Fire


A motorcycle driver dies overnight after the bike crashes and catches fire

Spotlight on Travel: Sturgis Motorcycle Rally


Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Motorcyclists Try To Elude Police At Unbelievable Speeds


10News looks at a rash of motorcycle police pursuits happening in San Diego

Motorcycle Enthusiasts Gather In Middletown


08 09 2007 -- MIDDLETOWN Motorcycle lovers gather in Middletown for Motorcycle Mania

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Saturday, August 4, 2007

Harley Davidson Honors America's Vets-8/4


Harley Davidson Honors America s Vets-8 4

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Sturgis Rally Good for Business


The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally started in Sturgis South Dakota in 1938 Since then the popularity of the event has grown dramatically It s estimated that over half a million people will attend this year s rally The event officially starts Monday but pre-rally events have started in the town that is about half the size of Valley City Many bikers have been traveling through North Dakota on their way to the rally And one store in Mandan has seen a boost in sales because of it Roughrider Harley-Davidson sells clothing and provides motorcycle services such as tire replacements and oil changes Manager Bill Coyote Stork says they ve seen a lot of Sturgis traffic Bill Stork Manager We see more of an increase in bike sales and motor clothes to the locals in the week or two leading up to the rally But during the rally itself most of the business that we do that we pick up on is people traveling through buying motor clothes Stork says many people collect Harley Davidson pins from different stores throughout the country And many have picked them up in his store in the last week Bill Stork Manager They all like to have those souveneirs and the t-shirts from all of the different Harley dealerships that they visit across the country They pick up these pins that have the name of the store on them also They collect them and put them on their bikes It s expected that about 50-thousand bikers will travel through North Dakota on their way to Sturgis