The California Highway Patrol has its roots in the early 1920s motorcycle traffic cops employed by counties and cities. The CHP became a separate state entity in 1929 and has grown from the early traffic enforcement role to that of one of the premier law enforcement agencies in the United States. Their responsibilities range from patrolling the freeways and county roads of California to providing security for the state capital and other state buildings to protecting the governor and visiting dignitaries from around the world. The CHP has marshaled its forces to restore and maintain peace in times of war, civil unrest, or natural disasters.
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Author Rick Mattos is a 28-year veteran of the California Highway Patrol. He currently serves as the president of the California Association of Highway Patrolmen, the labor organization that represents active and retired CHP officers. He has drawn on archives of the CAHP, the CHP, and the California Highway Patrol museum located at the CHP Academy in Sacramento to provide this historical glimpse of the CHP. Using these fascinating collections, Mattos illustrates here the stories of the officers, equipment, tactics, vehicles, and cases that have made the CHP internationally famous. Actor Erik Estrada, whose timeless portrayal of a motorcycle officer in the 1970s television series CHiPs made the CHP a household name, contributes an insightful foreword.
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Great coffee table book,
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The pictures are great. The stories are OK. This is a book that is easy to flip open to any page and find something interesting. There seems to be a bias toward the early history of the agency. I would have liked to see more modern content (within 20 years).
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I found this book to be both informative and entertaining. Rick's sense of humor shines through in his photo captions and also his pride in the CHP organization. I am very proud of this accomplishment, his first book.
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great history,
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Rick did a great job of showing the history of the CHP.
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Shortly after the appearance of the second automobile on California's roads, there arose the need for traffic laws and specialized police officers to enforce them. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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California Highway Patrol, San Francisco, California Association of Highway Patrolmen, Department of Motor Vehicles, World War, San Diego, Rob Nelson, Officer Dickey, Los Angeles, Golden Gate Bridge, Steve Kent, Harley Davidson Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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