The Bicycle Patrol Unit was instituted in 1992 as a way for the community policing unit to patrol while encouraging contact with local citizenry. The project was so successful that it was expanded into the patrol division. Officers can elect to take one of the six mountain bikes the department owns on patrol instead of a patrol car. The mountain bike has proven itself successful in a variety of circumstances including fleeing criminal apprehensions, parking lot and business area patrol, crime prevention and surveillance missions. Milford boasts the only International Police Mountain Bike Association certified instructors in Delaware. Our officers currently train police officers in police mountain bike patrol techniques from as far away as Rhode Island.