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On April 6, 1970, four California Highway Patrol officers were killed in a 4 1 ⁄ 2 ‑minute shootout in the Newhall region of Southern California. The incident is a landmark in CHP history because of both its emotional impact and the procedural and doctrinal reforms implemented by the CHP in the incident's aftermath.
The Newhall incident, also called the Newhall massacre, was a shootout on April 5–6, 1970, in Valencia, California, United States, [a] between two heavily armed criminals and four officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
The Officer Down Memorial Page reports 436 deaths in the line of duty. [26] The leading cause of death for 2020 was COVID-19 at 281 deaths followed by gunfire at 46 deaths and 9/11-related cancers with 35 deaths. The state with the largest number of line-of-duty deaths was Texas with 78 followed by New York with 43.
The CHP was notified at about 11:30 a.m. of a vehicle-vs-pedestrian collision on northbound 99 south of Sierra Drive. Responding emergency personnel found the woman lying within the center median ...
The California Highway Patrol reported a fatal accident Friday morning on Highway 108 near Twain Harte. Officers were dispatched at 8:08 a.m. on a report that a pickup truck had struck a tree near ...
Jul. 13—On Wednesday at approximately 1 p.m., California Highway Patrol Grass Valley officers monitored reports of a "major injury crash" on Highway 20 east of Dorsey Drive in Grass Valley ...
The listing documents the occurrence of a death, making no implications regarding wrongdoing or justification on the part of the person killed or officer involved. Killings are arranged by date of the incident that caused death. Different death dates, if known, are noted in the description. The table below lists 44 people.
The man was taken to the Tahoe Forest Hospital, said a spokesman for the CHP. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in ...