European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes tuesday May 2,1989 new Breed of mounted police patrol by Bike from wire reports in True Urban Cowboy fashion police officers in the West arc taking to the streets on Mountain bikes to combat crime. We be found bikes to be quite the Urban crime fighter said Paul Grady of the Seattle police department. Grady and his partner Pete Rossen pioneered the use of bikes two years ago. By june i Grady said 20 Seattle officers will be on two wheelers rather than behind the wheel Ofa patrol car. You Sec criminals at the end of an founding fathers legendary rhythm and Blu Osmon to diddle loft and Willie Dixon who inspired such Early British Rock hits As the rolling stones Mono and the Yor Birds i m a  or photographers at the Rock walk Hall of Fame in los Angeles. The two imprinted their hands in Concrete at the sidewalk gallery anew rival to Hollywood s walk of Fame. Alley and they disappear before you can always get to them. We thought of using bikes when it seemed there just had to be a Way to get at them faster Grady said. And on a Bike criminals Don t know when or where you might appear on your  others apparently agree. Police departments in los Angeles san Diego Palo Aho Calif fort Worth Texas Olympia wash., and Victoria British Columbia have started their own Bicy Cle detachments. Seattle s cyclists Wear a modified police uniform including uniform pants made into Bike shorts with a padded seat a helmet Bike gloves a Nylon gun Bell and protective glasses Grady said. The idea is a Money Saver. The Start up Cost is about $ 1,000 per officer and equipping Seattle s 20-Man unit Cost less than two squad cars he said. Only one serious injury has occurred so far. One officer broke a leg during a fight with a Felon when he was knocked Over his parked Bike Grady said. It. Paul Woolen of the Tacoma wash., police said his department plans to put two officers on bikes in the downtown area later this month. The officers will be Able to ride Upland Down stairs Over sky Bridges and through parking garages. Boy when you see an officer coming at you on a Bike you won t forget it said Woolen. Birds on a Pedestal As far As members of the grand National waterfowl Hunt club Are concerned life really docs imitate an. The club has planned to erect an $80,000 Bronze sculpture geese in flight atop a 15-foot obelisk in Cam Bridge md., on the Banks of the chop tank River. But a pair of migrating Osprey got there first. The Birds returned to their summer Breeding habitat last month and found the Perch to be an Ideal nest ing site. For the past several Days the pair have been carefully arranging branches twigs and weeds on top of the Pedestal As if planning on a Long stay. If they decide to nest up there i Don t know what will happen said John a Tieder jr., one of the organizers of the project. Sculptor George North nip had been expected to journey from his Wyoming Home in the next few weeks to erect the sculpture Tieder said. The club s problem is How to evict the unwanted guests and its plight in t unique. Glenn therres of the Maryland for est Park and wildlife service said the Agency has received numerous Calls recently asking for advice on Osprey nesting on piers Light poles and other inconvenient places. If nest building hat just gotten started we do Ault Iori a removal of nests therres said. Approval must come from the state or the Federal fish and wildlife service though and nests cannot be removed after eggs have been Laid he said. Celebrity jazz fans actor John Goodman who plays the hefty husband of Roseanne Barr in the to series  and his real life sweetheart were among the celebrities in the audience at the new Orleans jazz & heritage  is my third jazz fast said Goodman who attended saturday with Fiancee Annabeth Harzog. Most celebrities try to attend the festival without being recognized said Anna Zimmerman of the festival staff. The ones we make arrangements for Don t want us to talk about it she said. They just want to come in and enjoy it with everyone else. The people at the t shirt tent always seem to recognize them. They must All go there to get t  gives us a Chance to Sec a lot of acts As Well As perform Singer Rita Coolidge said. You always see other performers in the  Back of fhe country Ronnie Milsap who has been successful with pop and country audiences says he s not afraid to return to his country roots in his latest album. Most folks Are afraid i think after you be had some pop and Rock Success to turn around and Cut a country album again but i m not ashamed to do that because i love country music so much anyway Milsap said during a recent interview in Nashville Tenn my Mwari to do you have a favorite place in Europe a City country Region Street River a place that you vividly remember that you d love to revisit ii so we d like to know about ii. Tell us in 200 words or less about your favorite spot in Europe and what makes it so special for you. The writer of the Best essay will win $300 for a return trip to that favorite place or a visit to someplace new. The second place Winner will receive 5150 the third Placo Winner a gift certificate for $50 Worth of travel guidebooks from a stars and stripes Bookstore. The Best essays will be printed in stripes Magazine on june 1. All entries must be received no later than May 20. 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