West Sacramento, CA…The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will swear in 126 new officers during a graduation ceremony at the CHP Academy in West Sacramento. Throughout 28 weeks of training, these men and women have been preparing to provide the highest level of Safety, Service, and Security to the people of California. Following Friday’s graduation ceremony, […]
Santa Cruz, CA… Despite significant efforts, thousands of children and young adults continue to be killed and injured in traffic collisions nationwide. Many of these deaths and injuries could have been prevented through the use of a properly installed child safety seat, booster seat, or seatbelt. In an effort to reduce injuries and fatalities, the […]
Santa Cruz, CA…Due to unsafe conditions, the County of Santa Cruz Department of Public Works is closing Soquel-San Jose Road South of Amaya Ridge Road and North of Olsen Road effective immediately. County geologists have suggested the closure of the road due to an unstable road bed at PM 5.9. The County will conduct additional […]
Aptos, CA…The California Highway Patrol is offering a traffic safety program for teenage drivers and their parents. The Start Smart Program is aimed at helping future and newly licensed teenage drivers become aware of the responsibilities that accompany the privilege of being a licensed California driver. This program is designed as an educational tool for […]
Tampa, FL…THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. That’s so nice. A lot of spirit. Great spirit for this country. Thank you, all. We have tremendous spirit and I want to thank you. We had a wonderful election, didn’t we? (Applause.) And I saw […]
Sacramento, CA…On Sunday, February 5, football fans across the country will gather with friends and family to celebrate America’s most-watched national sporting event, the Super Bowl. Before the big game, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding all motorists to designate a sober driver in advance. The game plan for the CHP and law enforcement […]
New York, NY…Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including “El Chapo,” has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges in connection with his leadership of the Mexican organized crime syndicate known as the Sinaloa Cartel. Guzman Loera is charged in six separate indictments throughout the United States; however, the indictment filed […]
Santa Cruz, CA…On December 31st at approximately 11:15 p.m. an individual was driving a 1989 Toyota Pickup truck northbound on a private dirt road within the property of 23981 Hwy 9. The driver lost control of the vehicle and was fully ejected from the Toyota. Friends and acquaintances located the driver, placed him in one […]
Santa Cruz, CA…On December 28th, 2016 at approximately 4:25 a.m. a thirty five year old Santa Cruz woman was driving a 2000 Toyota 4runner Northbound on North Rodeo Gulch Road, when her vehicle crossed over solid double lines into the oncoming traffic lane. 64 year old Randy Gossell from Soquel was driving a 2006 Toyota […]
Santa Cruz, CA…A Scotts Valley man was driving his 2007 Chevy eastbound on Mount Herman Road, West of Locatelli Lane within the number two lane at approximately 30 mph. The driver sustained a debilitating medical emergency, and as a result the vehicle traveled in a northeasterly direction across the westbound lanes of Mount Herman Road. […]