Additional CHP officers will be deployed to the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, San Diego, the Inland Empire, the Central Valley, and Sacramento to bolster crime suppression. Crime suppression teams will assist local police through data-sharing, proactive enforcement in high-crime areas, targeting repeat offenders, and seizing illegal drugs and guns. A prior surge in Oakland began in February 2024 with deployments to the East Bay after meetings with local officials and community leaders; clergy advocated for partnership. Since deployment, CHP recovered 4,257 stolen cars, seized 247 illegal guns, and made 73 felony, 420 misdemeanor, and 1,528 DUI arrests.
San Diego, the Inland Empire, Los Angeles, the Central Valley, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area will see additional CHP "crime suppression teams" in the coming weeks, according to a news release from Newsom's press office. These teams will assist local police through data-sharing, conduct proactive enforcement in "high-crime areas," target repeat offenders, and seize illegal drugs and guns.
Describing Oakland as a "hot spot" for crime, Newsom said at the press conference that he first deployed CHP officers to the East Bay early last year after meeting with former Mayor Sheng Thao, Oakland City Council members, Alameda County supervisors, and community leaders. "Perhaps the most vocal advocates for partnership with the California Highway Patrol were members of the clergy," he said.
Collection
[
|
...
]