California Highway Patrol Archives

Governor Rolls Back Reopenings, 19 Counties Face More Indoor Lockdown Measures

July 1, 2020 5:05 pmJuly 3, 2020 9:24 am

On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a return of lockdown measures in 19 counties where they had recently been reinstated, closing many indoor businesses and operations in advance of the July 4th weekend. Restrictions temporarily return to 19 counties Contra...

Off-Road Competition Motorcycles, ATVs Face Major Changes in New Bill

June 4, 2020 2:40 pm

On Wednesday, a competition motorcycle and ATV bill that would add numerous regulations to off-road and racing events on public land was given a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing date of June 9th. Senate Bill 1024, written by Senator Brian Jones...

CHP Blocks Off Capitol Building Amid Growing Protests in Sacramento

May 7, 2020 2:00 pmMay 7, 2020 8:17 pm

On Thursday, a large part of the State Capitol Building area was blocked off by law enforcement as a large group of protesters swarmed the area to rally against the statewide lockdown. Workers and protesters met by the California Highway...

Man Who Derailed Train to Crash Into USNS Mercy Charged In Federal Court

April 2, 2020 2:10 pm

On Wednesday, train engineer Eduardo Moreno was charged with train wrecking at the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles over a Tuesday incident in which he tried to crash his freight train into the USNS Mercy. Moreno now faces up...

Busted CHP Boss Aims to Spike State Pension

February 12, 2020 9:29 pmFebruary 12, 2020 10:03 pm

Back in 2012, Spencer “Kyle” Scarber was the California Highway Patrol assistant chief in the Fresno area. When his son Spencer Scarber was on trial for rape, his father helped him escape to Mexico. The CHP boss served no prison...

2020 March Primary Preview: 36th State Assembly District

February 7, 2020 9:53 am

The 36th State Assembly District: The 36th District is where Los Angeles ends and where desert and farms begin. Comprised of parts of Los Angeles, Kern, and San Bernardino counties, the district fans out from Edwards Air Force Base, injecting...

Possessing a Firearm While Being an Alien Unlawfully in the United States

November 10, 2019 7:38 amNovember 9, 2019 8:44 pm

Six months after being charged in a triple vehicular homicide and felony DUI, Ismael Huazo-Jardinez is in the news again. As Sam Stanton reports in the Sacramento Bee, a federal probe of illegal weapons has targeted, among others, the “Mexican...