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  2. California Highway Patrol - Wikipedia

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    The California Highway Patrol ( CHP) is the principal state police agency for the U.S. state of California. The CHP has primary patrol jurisdiction over all California highways and roads and streets outside city limits, and can exercise law enforcement powers anywhere within the state. The California Highway Patrol can assist local and county ...

  3. List of law enforcement agencies in California - Wikipedia

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    California peace officers' authority is derived from the California Penal Code (PC) beginning with Section 830. PC 830.1 includes California Department of Justice along with local and county agencies. PC 830.2 includes California Highway Patrol and nine (9) other state agencies. PC 830.3 includes 21 state agencies with law enforcement divisions.

  4. State police (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Law enforcementin the United States. In the United States, the state police is a police body unique to each U.S. state, having statewide authority to conduct law enforcement activities and criminal investigations. In general, state police officers or highway patrol officers, known as state troopers, perform functions that do not fall within the ...

  5. List of California state agencies - Wikipedia

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    Health Information Integrity, California Office of (CALOHI) Health Planning and Development, Office of Statewide (OSHPD) Health and Safety and Workers' Compensation, Commission on; Healthy Food Financing Initiative Council, California; High-Speed Rail Authority (CAHSRA) Highway Patrol, California (CHP) Historical Records Advisory Board, California

  6. Teen, reported kidnapped, was killed by deputies as she ... - AOL

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    Savannah was fatally shot on Highway 15 in the San Bernardino County city of Hesperia nearly 24 hours after the California Highway Patrol had issued an Amber Alert about her abduction.

  7. The CHP was sent into this California city to crack ... - AOL

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    Here is what happened. Hannah Fry. April 30, 2024 at 8:00 AM. A view of downtown Bakersfield. Gov. Gavin Newsom sent California Highway Patrol officers to the city in an effort to tamp down crime ...

  8. Murder of Cara Knott - Wikipedia

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    Murder of Cara Knott. Cara Evelyn Knott (February 11, 1966 – December 27, 1986) [2] was an American student at San Diego State University who disappeared on December 27, 1986, [3] while driving from her boyfriend's home in Escondido, California, to her parents' house in El Cajon. The following day, December 28, her car was found on a dead-end ...

  9. Newsom says CHP work in cities has led to 'unprecedented ...

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    Anabel Sosa. May 8, 2024 at 4:01 PM. A California Highway Patrol officer stops a motorist in Anaheim in 2023. Gov. Gavin Newsom this week praised the "unprecedented" work done by the California ...