News From Around The County
Filed under “Today’s Lighter Side of the News” Baaaaaad boys, baaaaaad boys, watcha gonna do, watcha gonna do when Vincent Van Goat finds you? STOCKTON, Calif., — Drivers who find themselves passing through the Stockton area in California’s Central Valley region south of Sacramento may be surprised when they find themselves pulled over by CHP’s newest member of the department, a […]
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RIVERSIDE, Calif., — Authorities say a woman who fled the scene after hitting a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer in Riverside was later arrested after witnesses helped officials track the alleged drunk driver down early yesterday morning, Monday, May 9. In addition to the hit and run causing injury allegation the woman was found to be driving while intoxicated and […]
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BEAUMONT, Calif., — Newly released video footage of a deadly officer and deputy-involved shooting that occurred in Beaumont last December is helping to shed light on the circumstances that led to the death of a wanted felon. The video also showed the simultaneous and heroic rescue of an officer – amidst heavy gunfire – who was left trapped and injured […]
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YUBA COUNTY, Calif. — Authorities say a woman who was found attempting to drown a 4-year-old boy in a muddy drainage ditch was saved by a CHP officer who had responded to reports of a vehicle blocking a rural Yuba County roadway Tuesday evening, Dec. 7. The violent and disturbing incident, which led to the arrest of an Oregon House […]
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RED BLUFF, Calif., — A CHP officer was injured when his vehicle was rammed by a stolen big rig during a high-speed pursuit Friday morning, Nov. 12. The officer reportedly suffered minor injuries and is expected to survive. The driver who rammed the officer’s vehicle was arrested at the end of the dangerous chase and now stands accused of stealing […]
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WEED, Calif., — Authorities say a minor traffic violation north of Weed in Siskiyou County led to the seizure of more than twenty-seven pounds of drugs Monday morning, Nov. 8. Two Oregon residents were arrested as a result of the traffic stop and significant seizure, which California Highway Patrol says had an estimated street value of more than a half-million […]
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UPDATE: Monday, Sept. 6, 8:34 a.m., With correction of where pursuit ended.UPDATE: Monday, Sept. 6, 12:09 p.m., With Murrieta PD Press ReleaseUPDATE: Monday, Sept. 6, 1:02 p.m., With video footage from the scene, (which can be viewed below). Writer’s Note/Correction: As this incident was unfolding, a very early release of this article indicated that this pursuit ended in Temecula, while […]
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LAKEVIEW, Calif., — Distracted driving is suspected after a vehicle plowed into the back of a California Highway Patrol SUV whose officer was investigating an earlier collision in the unincorporated community of Lakeview Wednesday afternoon, July 21. Although it was not immediately known if the officer was inside his vehicle when the collision occurred, he was later seen walking around […]
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NORTH STATE REGION, Calif. — Constantly training for high-altitude, technical hoist rescues, California Highway Patrol’s Northern Division Air Operations aviation crew members are always prepared to launch at a moment’s notice for such emergencies. However, it was a busier week than usual with three separate and unrelated rescues performed in the North State region over the last week. The first […]
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STOCKTON, Calif. — Authorities say three occupants of an SUV were killed when their vehicle plowed into a CHP vehicle then struck a tree and burst into flames along Interstate 5 in Stockton early this morning, Tuesday, March 23. Two California Highway Patrol officers who had been assisting a disabled tractor-trailer south of Walnut Grove Road sustained major injuries in […]
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