The Pocatello Police Department's Bike Patrol started in 1994. The team is currently made up of ten patrol officers and one patrol sergeant. All members are certified through LEBA at the basic or advanced level. The Bike Patrol adds several important elements to patrol, which can't be accomplished in a patrol vehicle. Along with the normal patrol duties the Bike Patrol Officers ride the PRT Buses to add a heightened sense of security to the users of the Transit Department.
Major emphasis is placed on community policing and crime prevention techniques.
The unit patrols mainly in the Old Town area, Pocatello Greenway, and City Creek Recreational Trail to reduce crime through high visibility, and enforcement actions.