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SPRING 2021 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR OFFICER Setting theStandard Harley-Davidson and TEEX team up on training program pg 6 MODEL YEAR 2021 BRINGS EXCITING NEWS pg 11 SPRING 2021 1 f Motorcycle Officer Training “TEEX provides the curriculum and delivery THE NEW of the course, while Harley-Davidson STANDARD provides the motorcycles and servicing on-site. This is a significant advantage Harley-Davidson and TEEX are teaming up to provide a new over other such courses that require standard to law enforcement participants to bring their own motorcycle.” for police motorcycle training— ~ John M. Ray, PhD, TEEX Division Director, designed for peace officers Institute for Law Enforcement and wanting to become certified Protective Services Excellence motorcycle operators and instructors. ABOUT OUR PROGRAM BASIC POLICE ADVANCED POLICE MOTORCYCLE MOTORCYCLE POLICE MOTORCYCLE OPERATOR INSTRUCTOR OPERATOR OPERATOR CERTIFICATION 80 HOURS - Introduces officers 24 HOURS - A continuation of the 120 HOURS - Once completed, this to the police motorcycle platform and Basic Operator course, including higher course certifies officers to customize provides practical training for those speed training for more experienced their own agency training program to going directly into a police motor riders. Most single vehicle crashes continue training internally. Officers unit. Officers will apply the skills and involving motorcycles occur in a curve, will gain an understanding of motor techniques they learn in reality-based so this course expands on several skill development principles as applied training scenarios, often with limited techniques to enhance officer survival through a stepping-stone process. space to maneuver. There are no skills. Basic Police Motorcycle Operator Basic Police Motorcycle Operator is a prerequisites to this course. is a prerequisite to this course. prerequisite to this course. [email protected] (979) 845-6677 teex.org/motorcycle From Editorthe As the weather begins to turn warm in much of the year going forward. As most police departments have country and riding season gets underway, there’s a July–June fiscal years, they can now budget to purchase feeling of hope in the air. Hope that we are on our way new models at the beginning of their year. That means back to a more normal time since the onset of the departments can get new models for the riding season pandemic last year. Hope that we will soon be able to ahead rather than buying later in the calendar year. safely gather with our friends and enjoy the freedom of the road once again. In other news, Harley-Davidson started a collaboration with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service In that spirit, I’m excited to bring you the spring issue of (TEEX) on a new suite of courses for police motorcycle The Motor Officer Magazine. You may recall, last year training. This is a challenging, yet incredibly rewarding we transitioned the magazine to an all-digital format program that combines the instructional expertise of to give more of our readers broader access to our TEEX with fully equipped 2021 Harley-Davidson Road content. We’ll be producing an issue this fall as well, Kings on which participants can learn. We’re thrilled so stay tuned. to bring this program to motor officers around the country, helping them hone their riding skills. This issue is chock full of exciting news, including Discover more on the following pages. new model year 2021 changes for our police duty motorcycles. That includes our new three-year, 60,000- With that, I thank you for your continued support mile warranty. I know you’ll want to read more about of The Motor Company and for joining me for another these and other positive changes we have in store. issue of The Motor Officer Magazine! Speaking of exciting updates, we recently announced Shelby Romero | Police & Fleet Sales we’re changing our model year launch to January every EDITOR IN CHIEF ALL PHOTOS SUBMITTED must be high-quality prints or digital files. To CERTAIN EQUIPMENT or accessories appearing in The Motor Officer™ Shelby Romero ensure quality, please provide at least 300 dpi resolution, at least 4" x magazine, and of possible interest to our readers, are not manufac- Harley-Davidson Motor Company 6" in size and a digital file size of at least 500kb. To submit digital pho- tured by Harley-Davidson Motor Co. 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H-D.COM/POLICE DESIGN LABOV SPRING 2021 3 Jill Schultz is the Fleet Sales Manager for Harley-Davidson. She Shelby Romero is the Police & Fleet Association Project Manager has been with Harley-Davidson for over 13 years in various Sales who serves as the air traffic controller for all police business and Marketing roles. She gained responsibility for the Fleet Team, opportunities, as well as the editor for The Motor Officer Magazine. including the U.S. Police Motorcycle business, in 2020. Throughout She monitors the bidding process and provides communication, The her career, Jill has been an advocate for customers, dealers analytical and marketing support to the Police & Fleet Team and and employees. Jill manages the Regional Police Fleet Sales dealer network. Representatives and creates the overall strategy for the Harley-Davidson police business. Team y [email protected] y [email protected] (414) 335-3638 (414) 343-4053 Jeff Dickey is the Regional Police Fleet Sales Representative for Rob Grimsley is the Police & Fleet Sales Representative for the Brian Hirt is the Police & Sales Representative for the Southern the Great Lakes region and the Central Plains states. He is a Southeast. Rob has served in this position for over 7 years for region. This includes Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma and 35-year veteran of law enforcement, retiring as a captain from the HDMC. Rob served 25 years in law enforcement in Charleston Kansas. He is a 26-year veteran of law enforcement and retired Ohio State Highway Patrol. In 2006, Jeff was assigned the task of SC. Out of his 25 years in law enforcement, Rob was assigned as a sergeant with the Hutchinson, Kansas Police Department. For resurrecting the OSHP’s motor unit, which had been disbanded for to the Motor Squad for 24 of those years, and his last 8 years 21 of those years, Brian was a motor officer. The last 14 years, he 50 years. As Executive Officer of Operations, Jeff implemented and he was the Motor Sergeant for Charleston County Sheriff’s Office. was the supervisor of the traffic division and motors, which also expanded the motor unit into Ohio’s metro areas. Rob is a certified Police Motorcycle Instructor through IPTM, included doing enforcement on a motorcycle. He was certified by Northwestern Univ, Fairfax County Police VA and Maryland State MSF as a rider coach, teaching Basic Rider courses at Police, and will also be an instructor for the TEEX Motorcycle Officer Hutchinson Community College for many years. He is also a U.S. Training Program. Rob has served as an Adjunct Police Motorcycle Marine Corps Veteran. Instructor for IPTM and Florida Public Safety Institute. Rob is also retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserves as a Chief Master Sergeant in the Security Forces career field. y [email protected] y [email protected] y [email protected] (414) 406-0902 (414) 397-9244 (414) 232-1088 Angelo Todaro is the Regional Police & Fleet Sales Representative Ted White is the Police & Fleet Sales Representative for the Joe Wingard is the Regional Accounts Representative for the for the Northeast. He is a 39-year veteran of law enforcement Northwestern region of the United States. He is a 29-year veteran of Southwest. He is a 25-year veteran of law enforcement and and retired as a motorcycle officer with the Suffolk County Police law enforcement and retired with the California Highway Patrol. He retired as a Captain with the Nevada Highway Patrol in Las Vegas. Department in New York. Angelo was the lead instructor in his unit rode motors as an officer and sergeant.