Govvvrv: or :nv Dis:vic: or Coiurni Metropolitan Police Departmentoo Indiana Avenue, NWWashington, DC aoooMay FORYOURSAFET YBonus to Phone Us: O Road You give a tip. We recover a bike.You get paid.Police respond, stop the operator, and contiscate the ve-hicle. When vou call ,.., vou vill be instructed to call the MPDs Command lntormation Center on (202) 727-9099 to tollov up on the incident. lt vour tip led to a success-tul removal ot an illeal ATV or dirt bike, the ClC vill provide vou a Tip Trackin Number vhich vou can use to tollov up in a tev davs. Upon tollov-up, the ClC statt vill provide vou vith turther instructions tor collectin vour revard. lt the tip leads to a successtul conscation, vou vill be eliible tor the $250 reward. Te revard and pavment collection instructions vill be provided to vou bv the ClC sta.Tips that do not lead to a successtul conscation vill not be eliible tor pavment.Questions?Contact the MPDs Command lntormation Center at (202) 727-9099 tor turther details.BONU$PHONE US2(you give a tip. we recover a bike. you get paid. Minibikes, dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, and othermotorized bikes and multi-wheeled vehicles pose adanger to pedestrians and other motorists and areillegal to operate on DCs streets.If you see one being ridden on public space, call or text thepolice. You could be eligible for a reward of $ if your in-formation leads to the recovery of an ATV that is being usedon public space.Call in your tipText your tip BONU$PHONE US2(Get More Safety TipsFor tips on other ways to stay safe from crime in your daily life, see the other brochures in this series, avail-able from our Website at www.mpdc.dc.gov/safety. Or visit your local police district. To nd the one nearest you, visit www.mpdc.dc.gov/districts.Get Involved!No one individual or aencv vorkin alone can prevent crime. lt takes police and citizens vorkin in partnership. Te District ot Columbias communitv policin stratev provides manv vavs tor police and communities to vork toether to prevent crime and build sater neihborhoods. Tese include reular Police Service Area meetins in vour communitv, citizen patrols and more. To learn more about communitv policin activities in vour neihborhood, call vour local police district..st District Main. .....(202) 698-0555 .......... TTY.727-8506Substation. .....(202) 698-0068 .......... TTY.543-2352.nd DistrictMain. .....(202) 715-7300 .......... TTY.364-3961,rd DistrictMain. .....(202) 673-6815 .......... TTY.518-0008th DistrictMain. .....(202) 715-7400 .......... TTY.722-1791Substation: .....(202) 576-8222 .......... TTY.576-9640,th DistrictMain. .....(202) 698-0150 .......... TTY.727-54376th DistrictMain. .....(202) 698-0880 .......... TTY.398-5397Substation. .....(202) 698-2088 .......... TTY.281-3945;th DistrictMain. .....(202) 698-1500 .......... TTY.889-3574Know Something About a Crime? Dont Keep It a Secretlt vou have important intormation to share vith the police, the Anonvmous Crime Tip line and Text Tip line enables vou to ive MPD vital intormation anonvmouslv. lust dial (202) 727-9099 or text to 50411 . hours a dav, seven davs a veek. Your name vill not be used, onlv the intorma-tion vou provide. Your intormation could lead to a cash revard. lor more details, see www.mpdc.dc.gov/tipline.Have information for police?CALL (202) 727-9099TEXT TO 50411All Terrain Vehicles dont belong on city streets.Motorized three and four-wheel vehicles, or ATVs, and other motorized bikes are ille-gal to operate in the District of Columbia. They are dangerous to other motorists, bik-ers, pedestrians, and property and are meant to be driven o-road on a closed course.tamiliar vith the problem sav that some riders come trom other areas on stolen dirt bikes and ATVs because DC is knovn tor its no chase policv.What Dangers Do ATVs and Dirt Bikes Pose?Carolvn Anderson never knev her son vas ridin an ATV, until the call came to tell her that .-vear-old lames had been in accident and vas bein rushed to the hospital. l screamed, Anderson told Te TODAY Shov. lt vas like a primal scream. l intuitivelv ust knev lames died betore Anderson and her husband could et to the hospital. Te Andersons learned later that lames had been ridin an all-terrain vehicle vith a triends tamilv in Nev Hampshire and that he had lost control ot the ;oo-pound vehicle and crashed into a tree.A .,-vear-old DC voman vas vith her .,-vear-old cousin and a roup ot others as thev crossed Alabama Av-enue, Sl, around 8 vx. Te pedestrians had the riht ot vav. A moment later, tvo dirt bikes came speedin tovard the roup. At least one ot them popped a vheelie. Te voman soon realized her vouner cousin had never made it to the curb alon vith the rest ot the roup. Te rider ot the dirt bike popped a vheelie and cauht the vouner cousins shirt in the handlebars ot the bike. Te impact threv the voun voman into the path ot an oncomin vehicle, partiallv pinnin her under the tires. Te voman suered extensive inuries.How You Can Help:Bonu$ 2 Phone Us: Of RoadBonu to Phone Us. O load is a proram that oers DC residents the abilitv to call ,.. vhen thev knov the location ot an illeal ATV or dirt bike in Washinton, DC. lt the intormation results in the conscation ot an illeal dirt bike or ATV, the caller vill be authorized to receive a ,oo revard. ln addition, callers can also call in intormation directlv to the ClC and vill receive a revard it it leads to a conscation.How It Workslets sav vou see an ATV or dirt bike bein operated illeallv in the District ot Columbia. You call the MPDs Command lntormation Center at (202) 727-9099 to report the incident and provide a description ot the vehicle, its operator, and the location vhere it is bein driven. What is an ATV?An all-terrain vehicle (ATV) also knovn as a quad, quad bike, three-vheeler or tour-vheeler is dened bv the Amer-ican National Standards lnstitute (ANSl) as a vehicle that travels on lov-pressure tires vith a seat that is straddled bv the operator alon vith handlebars tor steerin control. As the name implies, it is desined to handle a vider varietv ot terrain than most other vehicles. Althouh it is a street-leal vehicle in some countries, it is not street-leal in most states and provinces ot the United States, Australia, or Canada.What is a Dirt Bike?A dirt bike is an o-road motorcvcle that is built to be lihtveiht, povertul, tast, and nimble. Several variations ot the dirt bike exist tor dierent purposes, trom racin to tourin and bevond, and the size and tunction ot the dirt bike depends not onlv on the tvpe ot ridin bein done, but also the person ridin the particular dirt bike. lust about all dirt bikes teature knobbv or semi-knobbv tires, vhich have a tread aressive enouh to handle varied terrain trom mud to rocks, trom smooth dirt roads to inclinin and declinin trails.How are ATVs and Dirt bikes being used in the District of Columbia?liders ot ATVs and dirt bikes are openlv breakin the lav on DC streets. Tese riders do all kinds ot tricks such as vheelies and ridin on the sidevalks. ATVs and dirt bikes are illeal to ride on public streets in the District ot Columbia, but MPDs chase policv prohibits ocers trom pursuin the vehicles. ln tact, those