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Two Highway Patrol Officers Injured in Bay Point When SUV Plows Into Them

After chasing down a blue Subaru Outback early Sunday morning in Bay Point, two officers got out of their cruisers to arrest the suspect. The suspect promptly mowed them down and drove off.

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Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving Amazon Prime Truck Splits Vehicle In Two In Solano County

A horrific looking crash happened Friday morning on I-80 in Dixon involving two big rigs and multiple vehicles — with one vehicle ending up split in two. It's not yet clear how many injuries there are.

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Hit-And-Run Driver Covered In Gold Paint Arrested After Wheel Falls Off His Car

While in pursuit, a CHP officer received a simple but perplexing description of the suspect: "gold." Damaj Cook, a 21-year-old man mysteriously covered in head-to-toe gold spray

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Uber Driver Leads CHP On 100-Mph Chase Through Five East Bay Cities

"We don't know why he ran," officer Sean Wilkenfeld, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson, told the Contra Costa Times, referring to a Newark man and recent Uber driver who

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More And More People Flagrantly Being Carpool Lane Cheats

The carpool lane — that spot where suburban dads become outlaws. As Bay Area commute times increase, it appears that single-driver carpool-lane cheats are on the rise, and the California Highway Patrol

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Someone Almost Crashed A Drone Into A CHP Helicopter On Saturday

A California Highway Patrol helicopter pilot had an unexpected encounter with a drone over the weekend, and was forced to take evasive maneuvers in order to avoid collision. It seems that a person

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3-Year-Old Shoots Brother With NorCal CHP Officer's Rifle

A game of hide-and-seek between siblings ended in gunfire Saturday, when the 3-year-old stepson of a Stockton California Highway Patrol officer shot his brother with the police officer'

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CHP Was Using 'Plainclothes' Officers Since Protests Began, Oakland Police Claim Ignorance

Undercover police ARE violent protesters. In Oakland, cop pulls gun (not badge) on crowd after being exposed. pic.twitter.com/nBYc8MurZq — The Dreamkiller (@Eyeslam) December 11, 2014 The CHP drew intense criticism last

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Freeway The Chihuahua Rescued From Interstate 680

Late last week, a terrified-looking female Chihuahua was found stranded, trembling on the center divider on an Interstate 680 overpass in Walnut Creek. Lacking treats to talk the animal down, California Highway

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Update: Fatal Bay Bridge Accident Inconveniences Westbound Traffic

Update: all lanes are now open. It seems that "a box truck, from a business called 'Diet to Go'...drove directly into the back of the big rig," killing

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Bay Bridge Shut Down

Thomas Hawk shares this picture of a very, very quiet Bay Bridge from the Oakland side. According to the Mercury News, there were two closures during the day due to a suspicious package:

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Calling Noah

Of course, any sort of discussion about flooding caused by rain in these here parts must always be tempered by what happened in South-East Asia, but due to all the almost biblical