As 2025 approaches, the California Highway Patrol is taking action to promote safe travel and prevent tragic crashes on California’s roadways. Starting at 6:01 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, the CHP will begin a statewide Maximum Enforcement Period to crack down on dangerous driving behaviors and protect all road users. This heightened enforcement will run through 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, ...

In the final shopping days before Christmas, the California Highway Patrol conducted a successful enforcement operation targeting organized retail crime, promoting safe shopping experiences for communities throughout California. The collaborative statewide retail theft crackdown on Friday, Dec. 20, resulted in 117 arrests, the recovery of over $38,000 in stolen merchandise, the seizure of two illegal firearms, and the recovery of ...

The person who died on Friday night after jumping from a freeway overpass in Newhall has been identified.  Rodd Boggio, 55, from Newhall, was the individual who died on Friday night after jumping off the Newhall overpass, said Kelly Vail, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.  On Friday around 8:11 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) ...

On Friday night, one person died after jumping from a freeway overpass in the Newhall Pass.   On Friday around 8:11 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a call about a single vehicle blocking the transition of the southbound Interstate 5 to the northbound 14 Freeway in the Newhall Pass just south of Santa Clarita, according to ...

In a continued effort to protect the state’s youngest passengers, the California Highway Patrol (CHP)  prioritizes child passenger safety through the “California Restraint Safety Education and Training” campaign. The $850,000 federal grant is dedicated to reducing injuries and fatalities among child passengers across the state, according to CHP officials. The yearlong CARSEAT campaign is set to provide essential resources and ...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) received $2 million in federal funding that aims to expand its major crackdown on dangerous sideshows and street racing statewide, holding participants and organizers accountable for reckless driving behaviors. Federal funding for the Sideshow, Takeover, Racing, Education and Enforcement Task Force (STREET III) grant comes after the CHP received $5.5 million in state funding to ...

A high-speed pursuit suspect was taken into custody Tuesday evening after they crashed south of Santa Clarita. Around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers observed a 2006 Infiniti sedan speeding on the southbound 14 Freeway near Via Princessa, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area Office.  “Officers observed the Infiniti speeding and attempted to make ...

A man was arrested for an alleged DUI crash and subsequently smashing the front windshield of the victim’s vehicle on Tuesday night in Stevenson Ranch.  At around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers were informed about a traffic collision in Stevenson Ranch involving an individual suspected of driving under the influence, according to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Josh Greengard.  “Officers located ...

An assault suspect was taken into custody in Stevenson Ranch Thursday morning after he allegedly pointed a gun at a person in Castaic. Thursday morning, deputies received reports of an assault with a deadly weapon call on the 31000 block of Castaic Road in Castaic, said Sgt. Keith Greene, with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “He pointed a gun ...

California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers arrested a Pasadena man Friday after the speeding driver refused to pull over, prompting a pursuit. At approximately 5:29 p.m. Friday, CHP officers observed a Silver Toyota SUV traveling at a high rate of speed on northbound The Old Road at McBean Parkway, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the CHP Newhall Area office. ...