highway patrol
Americannoun
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a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
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a law-enforcement officer or group of officers assigned to patrol a highway.
Example Sentences
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Spears, 44, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol around 9:30 Wednesday night and booked around 3 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times
But the other law, a ban on masks worn by on-duty law enforcement officers, applied only to local cops and federal agents, with a broad exemption for the California Highway Patrol and other state peace officers.
From Los Angeles Times
In December, a California Highway Patrol officer was sentenced to 270 days in a county jail for lying about an injury in order to claim medical retirement.
From Los Angeles Times
Cano, a 34-year-old from Moreno Valley, had been driving in Culver City around 12:30 a.m. on July 2 when he suffered a medical emergency resulting in a crash, according to a July statement from the California Highway Patrol.
From Los Angeles Times
Cano’s death was the first line-of-duty death for the CHP since 2020, which Gov. Newsom called “a heartbreaking loss for the state and the California Highway Patrol.”
From Los Angeles Times
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