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California Highway Patrol

California Highway Patrol
Law Enforcement Agency
Agency nameCalifornia Highway Patrol
AbbreviationCHP
MottoSafety, Service, and Security
Agency overview
Formed1929
Employees10500+(as of 2008)
Annual budget$1.9 billion (as of 2007)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations
jurisdiction		 in the State of California
Size163696 sqmi (423970.7 km2)
Population36,553,215 (2007 est.)
Local civilian policeYes
Operational structure
HeadquartersSacramento, California
Sworn members7,300+ (as of 2008)
Unsworn members2,900+ (as of 2004)
Minister
responsible		Joe Farrow,
Parent agencyCalifornia Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Facilities
Stations8 Divisions
16 Inspection Facilities
102 Area Offices
PlaneCessna 206

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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is a law enforcement agency of the U.S. State of California. The CHP has patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and also acts as the state police.

The California State Legislature created the California Highway Patrol as a section of the Division of Motor Vehicles in the Department of Public Works, with legislation signed by Governor C. C. Young on August 14, 1929. Governor Earl Warren made it a separate Department in 1947. The CHP gradually assumed greater responsibility beyond the enforcement of the State Vehicle Act and eventually merged with the California State Police in 1995.

The CHP provides many services, including; protection of state buildings and facilities (most notably the California State Capitol), bodyguarding of state officials, conducting criminal investigations, and assisting local law enforcement agencies.

The CHP is the largest state police agency in the United States with about 10000+ employees, of whom 7300+ are sworn officers, according to FBI data.

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CHP issuing more citations - KGET 17 Tweet this news
KGET 17--The -California Highway Patrol- is issuing more tickets now than it did in previous years generating millions of dollars for the state. According to recent data, the -CHP- handed out 200 thousand more traffic citations in 2009, than they did in 2 - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:36:16 GMT+00:00
REGION: Escondido woman shot while driving on Route 163 - North County Times Tweet this news
North County Times--An Escondido woman was shot while driving southbound on State Route 163 near Balboa Avenue Tuesday morning, according to the -California Highway Patrol-. The 21-year-old was driving a 2006 silver Toyota Matrix in the number one lane or - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:20:13 GMT+00:00
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month - TreoCentral Tweet this news
TreoCentral--On Monday,the -California Highway Patrol- along with more than 200 law enforcement agencies across the state, began a campaign to crack down on the potentially deadly practice of distracted driving -- illegally using your cellphone or texting - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:59:48 GMT+00:00
Freeway Flash: Naked Man Arrested On The 405 - LAist Tweet this news
LAist--The unidentified nudie was reportedly trying "to make contact with people in their cars" near Pico Boulevard, according to a -California Highway Patrol- spokesman. Later, he was seen near the on Santa Monica Blvd freeway offramp, - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:20:54 GMT+00:00
Trucker pleads not guilty in runaway truck deaths - San Francisco Chronicle Tweet this news
San Francisco Chronicle--The -California Highway Patrol- says 61-year-old Joaquin Garcia of Oxnard was behind the wheel of a truck that failed to stop for a red light at State Route 154 and State Street on Aug. 24, 2010. Garcia says he had brake problems - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:17:57 GMT+00:00
Authorities ID woman killed on freeway - OCRegister Tweet this news
OCRegister---California Highway Patrol- officer Jose Perdomo writes his report after responding to a damaged Nissan Sentra on the northbound 5 freeway. The Sentra was the initial car to strike a pedestrian in lanes, just north of Lincoln Avenue. ... - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 05:07:25 GMT+00:00
Crash closes lanes of Highway 126 near Santa Paula - Ventura County Star Tweet this news
Ventura County Star--The crash was reported at 12:40 pm on Highway 126 at Edwards Road. The overpass was compromised by the crash, according to initial reports from the -California Highway Patrol-. An ambulance transported at least one person from the sce - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 20:50:14 GMT+00:00
Motorcyclist killed in crash with big rig on 10 freeway in San Dimas - Los Angeles Daily News Tweet this news
Los Angeles Daily News--SAN DIMAS - A motorcyclist was killed today in a crash with a big rig on the eastbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway in the San Dimas area, the -California Highway Patrol- reported. The man died at the scene of the crash that happene - Date : Tue, 05 Apr 2011 15:49:34 GMT+00:00
Vehicle pinned underneath 7-UP truck on 91 - OCRegister Tweet this news
OCRegister--BY BRUCE CHAMBERS and ALEJANDRA MOLINA The crash was reported to the -California Highway Patrol- at 9:35 am with witnesses saying a vehicle was underneath the 7UP truck. BUENA PARK - A crash involving a large 7-UP truck and a Nissan 350z shut - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 01:17:48 GMT+00:00
CHP helicopter's infrared system locates woman near train tracks - Napa Valley Register Tweet this news
Napa Valley Register--A -California Highway Patrol- helicopter crew based at the Napa County Airport found a woman in a dark field near the Suisun-Fairfield border Monday night, authorities said. Authorities had received a report of a woman hit by a train - Date : Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:01:24 GMT+00:00

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