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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 16: California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers search through a backpack after arresting a suspect during a felony stop on October 16, 2025 in Oakland, California. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is deploying new CHP crime suppression teams to San Diego, Inland Empire, Los Angeles, Central Valley, Sacramento, and the San Francisco Bay Area following successful efforts already underway in Oakland, Bakersfield, and San Bernardino. The CHP crime suppression units provide critical support to local law enforcement by targeting and eliminating illegal activity in high-crime areas. Since Gov. Newsom first deployed CHP officers in April 2024, officers have made over 9,000 arrests, recovered nearly 5,800 stolen vehicles, and confiscated more than 400 firearms. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)