Joanna Needham

Joanna Needham. Self: American Gladiators. First Female Cycle Cop Had Ticket to Ride. In 1987, Joanna Needham was The Lone Rider. As the LAPD's first female motorcycle cop, she pushed aside naysayers who thought a woman couldn't handle a bike. Her compensation, she recalled recently, was public support, in the form of smiles and thumbs up signals she got from surprised drivers as she zoomed by them in the smoggy...