Four officers kitted out in shorts, body cameras and athletic versions of police uniform shirts rolled along the Quequechan River Rail Trail on new electric bicycles — an upgrade to the department’s mountain bike division that officers said will let them mobilize faster and better.

The e-bikes were officially unveiled at the Rodman Street entrance to the rail trail, one of the main areas they’ll be regularly deployed.

Police Chief Kelly Furtado said the bikes, which cost about $18,000, aren’t stock issue.  They’re fully equipped with heavy frames, wide all-terrain tires, sirens, blue lights, headlights for night riding, first aid kits and more.

Officer Joseph Bailey said the e-bikes can do “anything that we could do in a patrol car, just a lot more compact.”

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