CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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Photograph by Kacey C Minnick mapped every location where the graffiti popped up. Through surveillance and tips from local businesses they have identified the suspects and vehicles involved. Graffiti is a classified as a crime. When it comes to being a female on the force, Officer Aughburns feels like she has an advantage with brains over brawn. "When it comes to a lot of situations, I have an advantage because I'm very good at talking to people. I have more patience now than when I first started out," she said. "Not everything you go into is going to be a fight, I try to control the situation through communication." A highlight of the day was cycling up to the rooftop of the Franklin Street Parking Deck downtown that overlooks the city. Just as I had hoped, we got to exit the parking garage circling down five stories without brakes and the wind zipping by just like we did as kids when we had no fears. The Franklin Street Parking Deck was recognized in May by the International Parking Institute (IPI) with the Award for Architectural Achievement, their highest award of excellence. Another familiar area we rolled through was Festival Park. Officer Seaman uses the park as his go-to location when he provides bike training for other officers. He teaches them how to manipulate the bikes to ride up the two stairs using the right combination of gears, brakes and power. Riding in their tactical wicking material patrol shirts and snug fitting cargo pants, the officers each donned specially designed camelback type hydration systems to carry them through their five-hour shift on the streets. Bike Patrol History HigHland Funeral Service & crematory "Serving the Greater Fayetteville Area for Over 40 Years" Locally Owned & Operated 910.484.8108 | 610 Ramsey Street | Fayetteville 40 | July/August • 2013 The bicycle has been around in more or less the same form since the late 1800's. Surprisingly, police have been utilizing this mode of transportation since shortly after its inception. Whether it be for chasing down reckless carriage drivers in New York City for Theodore Roosevelt way back when, or making a felony drug bust today in Fayetteville, the bicycle has