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New Cherry Hill Police E-Bikes To Help Patrol Parks, Trails

The newly donated bikes from YALE School NJ are set to help officers patrol hard-to-reach areas of town, officials said.

CHERRY HILL, NJ - A pair of donated e-bikes are slated to change the way some areas of Cherry Hill are patrolled, authorities said.

The donated e-bikes from YALE School NJ to the Cherry Hill Police Department are set to “enable our officers to better patrol areas that are hard to reach with a car such as the Township's many parks and trails,” Cherry Hill police said in a statement.

The e-bikes, donated Friday, were purchased from Erlton Bike Shop, police said.

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"We look forward to incorporating these electric bikes into our community policing, and continuing to protect and serve all the people of Cherry Hill,” Cherry Hill Police Chief Robert Kempf said.

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