Coquitlam RCMP are calling for two-wheeled volunteers to staff the ranks of their community police offices this summer.
If you're a Canadian citizen 16 years or older, can ride a bike, have a clean criminal record and a few spare hours a week, the Mounties are looking for you.
Volunteers with the Summer Bike Patrol Group will operate out of the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam community police offices, acting as "extra sets of eyes and ears" to "observe, record and report" for the police, according to Coquitlam RCMP Const. Kristina Biro.
All equipment and training will be provided to accepted volunteers but basic bicycle skills are a prerequisite.
Deadline for applications is 4 p.m. next Tuesday, April 26 at either the Coquitlam community police office at 1059 Ridgeway Ave. or the Port Coquitlam office at 2581 Mary Hill Rd.
Accepted applicants must attend a training session on Sunday, May 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Coquitlam RCMP detachment at 2986 Guildford Way in Coquitlam.
According to the mandate of the Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam community police, volunteer officers perform routine patrols and document non-emergency crime reports such as lost or stolen property, vandalism, drugs and general complaints.
