The Bike Patrol was proposed by Officer Tom Adams. Officer Adams and Sergeant Scott Casey spent several months researching and then setting up the patrol. This has been one of the Department's best received community oriented programs. Old Town has many miles of bicycle trails that connect to the University of Maine Campus. The Bike Patrol is the perfect tool to patrol and maintain safety on the trails. The down town business community has received the patrol with enthusiasm, and is very positive about the personal contacts the officers are able to make when on the bikes.

The patrol also makes many positive contacts with young people in the downtown area in the evening hours. These contacts have had a positive impact on law enforcement incidents in the area. They also assist in parking enforcement, business checks, and regular patrol activities. Officers on bicycles can cover an amazing amount of territory in a short period of time and have even done traffic stops.