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California Highway Patrol officers will ramp up patrols on state highways and roads Friday night and through the weekend to catch drunken and drug-impaired drivers as part of the agency’s annual Fourth of July crackdown. The CHP’s “maximum enforcement period” will begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, during which all available officers will hit the...

A California Highway Patrol officer suffered what were described as major injuries when a vehicle making an unsafe lane change set off a chain-reaction collision as the officer stood along the San Bernardino (10) Freeway in Alhambra near the Monterey Park border, authorities said. The crash happened about 1:25 p.m. on the westbound 10 at New Avenue, said CHP Officer…

Southern California’s division of the California Highway Patrol spent $5.1 million on overtime for officers during local demonstrations against police brutality following the killing of George Floyd on May 25, the agency told NBC 7.

An Alameda man early Thursday morning was pulled over and cited in Vacaville after driving more than 100 mph while traveling with two unrestrained young children and about 500 pounds of illegal fireworks, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The driver was eventually taken into custody after leading CHP on a pursuit.

A veteran California Highway Patrol lieutenant commander has sued the department and the state of California, alleging she was denied promotions for which she had superior qualifications because she is a woman. Lt. Laura Hill’s Los Angeles Superior Court gender discrimination lawsuit was filed Friday and seeks unspecified damages. A CHP representative told City News Service on Sunday that...

Although travel may be down this Memorial Day weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic, California Highway Patrol officers throughout the state, including the Southland, are still be on the job, cracking down on drunken or otherwise unsafe drivers. Since 6 p.m. Friday, the CHP has conducted a statewide “maximum enforcement period” during which all available officers hit the streets to…

Since March 20 the CHP academy in Sacramento has been temporarily closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. But for the last seven weeks, 177 cadets currently attending the academy have been assigned to local CHP offices,  mostly doing administrative work. The cadets also have been given the opportunity to take part in ride-alongs with veteran officers, and it’s giving them…

⁣A man who went exploring in a tunnel under the 5 Freeway in Orange County had to be rescued by firefighters after becoming trapped, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. CHP was dispatched to the area under the 5 Freeway in Lake Forest around 10 p.m. after a man stuck in a drainage tunnel called for help. The man got…

A driver was taken into custody after leading California Highway Patrol on a pursuit Saturday night before coming to a standoff on the northbound 101 Freeway in Thousand Oaks, blocking traffic for hours. CHP began chasing the vehicle for reckless driving in Corona, officials said. Gil Leyvas was over the scene in Newschopper4 Bravo around 8:48 p.m. The driver lead…

A driver fleeing CHP all the way from Chino Hills ended up losing a tire and throwing a flare at officers in Thousand Oaks. As seen on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Saturday, May 9, 2020.

Newschopper4 Bravo was over the scene of this pursuit when it started in Orange County all the way to the end. Gil Leyvas reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2020.

The driver was wanted for failure to yield and speeding. Eliana Moreno reports from Newschopper4 Alpha as seen on the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2020.

A possibly suicidal man who lunged off a ledge in Commerce was rescued by an officer who grabbed his arm and pulled him to safety, the California Highway Patrol reported Tuesday. The CHP officer responded on about 10:30 a.m. Saturday to a call of a possibly suicidal man sitting on a wall near the right shoulder of the southbound Santa…

An Uber passenger was killed Saturday when she walked into the path of oncoming traffic on the eastbound Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Mission Hills after she allegedly assaulted the driver and was physically removed from the vehicle. Officers received a call about a pedestrian sitting in the No. 3 lane of the freeway at 12:30 a.m. and responded to…

The California Highway Patrol warned that it was still stopping vehicles on even mostly-empty freeways. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2020.

A 41-year-old convicted felon accused of hitting a California Highway Patrol officer while fleeing a traffic stop just east of Hemet, leading to a brief chase, was charged Thursday with assault on a peace officer using a deadly weapon. Richard Scott Stewart of Riverside was arrested Monday after the alleged assault on Chicago Avenue near Ballew Way in Valle Vista….

A big-rig carrying 16,000 pounds of boxed avocado overturned on northbound Highway 13 just south of Joaquine Miller Road in Oakland, the CHP reported.

A husky is rescued from prowling around the riverside freeway at midnight. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.