an officer tried to pull the driver of the silver Honda Accord over for an alleged seatbelt violation. The car failed to yield and began leading officers on a slow-speed pursuit, Pennings said. Eventually, the driver took off, Pennings said, leading the CHP on a chase, topping speeds bet...
The California Highway Patrol hasjurisdiction to patrolall California highways, including interstate highways like Interstate 10. This body of officers can enforce the law anywhere in the state. A CHP officer may arrest an individual on a highway, as well as on a city or county road statewide....
Do you realize that a cell call to "9-1-1" will reach a CHP dispatch center which will need to know where you are so they can relay your request to a local emergency service agency? (This process works but uses up valuable time.) 鈥 If field personnel call a supervisor, a ...