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Welcome to the website for the California Association of Highway Patrolmen. As the labor organization that represents active and retired CHP officers, we are dedicated to serving their needs on the job and in the community.
The CAHP provides a voice for the CHP in the California Legislature, working to ensure fair pay and benefits, adequate funding and officer safety standards. CAHP members are entitled to exclusive insurance plans and services as well as labor representation.
As part of the “CHP Family,” we are dedicated to enhancing public safety through community programs such as "Impact Teen Drivers," a teen driving safety program in California schools. We also take care of our own — those who protect the public — with our CAHP Widows and Orphans’ Trust Fund and scholarships for children of CHP officers through the CAHP Foundation.
We invite you to take a look around and learn more about our organization and the programs we offer and support. Please enjoy our site and visit often to stay up to date on issues that affect our officers.
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Legal Speeding
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
In Santa Clarita, members of the community got to race CHP officers, Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies, fire fighters and paramedics. It was all part of a fundraiser that took place at an indoor kart track. Proceeds went to "999 for Kids," an organization that provides services for young victims of child abuse and neglect.
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Summary of Commendable Incident Reports and Letters
Monday, June 29, 2009
Many CHP employees chose a career in law enforcement because they wanted to be able to protect and serve the public. These employees get much satisfaction just by being able to help members of the community who really need it.
The general public who has been helped by law enforcement does not often take the time to express their appreciation in writing. Fortunately, there are still people who do take time to write a note or send a letter which can result in a Commendable Incident Report. Attached is a PDF of a Departmental report of the numerous commendations given throughout the Northern Division during the first quarter of 2009.
We join the Department in commending our members for keeping the well being of others foremost in their minds.
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 CHP Memorial FountainMemorials honor those who have made ultimate sacrifice
Friday, June 12, 2009
Each year, the CHP honors officers killed in the line of duty and keeps its promise to never forget. On May 7, officers, dignitaries and families gathered at the CHP Academy in honor of Officer Joseph Sanders, I.D. 18781, who died Dec. 15, 2008.
The next morning, law enforcement from all over the state arrived in Sacramento to pay their respects to the officers whose names were being added to the California Peace Officers Memorial across from the Capitol. Ten officers paid the ultimate sacrifice in 2008, while nine additional officers from prior years were also honored.
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Governor projects deficit could reach $21.3 billion
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 ~ The Sacramento Bee
California's projected budget deficit has grown as large as $21.3 billion through next June because of a sharp economic decline, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger disclosed Monday in a letter to legislative leaders.
The latest projection means lawmakers will have to negotiate deep spending cuts in education, corrections and welfare as well as consider borrowing and new fees or taxes.
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Remembering CHP's Finest
Officer Sanders Struck by Car on Rain-Slicked Freeway
Monday, December 15, 2008
On Monday, December 15, 2008, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Officer Joseph Paul Sanders, I.D. 18781, of Santa Fe Springs Area, was struck by a car while laying a flare pattern in heavy rain. He was life-flighted to USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Sanders, age 29, was at the scene of a collision on eastbound State Route 60, near Azusa Avenue, in the City of Hacienda Heights, when a vehicle not associated with the original collision struck a third vehicle, which went out of control and struck him. Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision. There have been no charges filed in the case.
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Officer Miller Dies During Search for DUI Suspect
Friday, November 16, 2007
Officer John P. Miller, I.D. 18414, was killed Nov. 16, 2007, while responding to a pursuit involving a suspected drunken driver. He was on a county road in Livermore when his patrol car hit a tree.
Three CHP units were responding to a call to be on the lookout for a suspected drunken driver. Livermore Police Dept. located the driver and Miller was en route to the freeway to engage in pursuit.
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Officer Douglas “Scott” Russell Struck and Killed by Driver Involved in Pursuit
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Officer Douglas “Scott” Russell, I.D. 11619, died July 31, 2007, after being hit by a car that was being pursued on Highway 50 near Shingle Springs, Calif.
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CHP Family Mourns the Loss of Officer Robert Dickey
Sunday, June 10, 2007
It was already a hot morning in Winterhaven on Sunday, June 10. Officer Robert Dickey, I.D. 17001, was patrolling Interstate 8 when the tire on his patrol vehicle was punctured and his car flipped several times, damaging it so much it was barely recognizable as a CHP car.
Two other officers quickly responded to the scene. Despite his extensive injuries, Dickey went in and out of consciousness and spoke to them. He was life-flighted to the Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, Ariz., where he died a short time later.
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