Newsom called the deployment of California Highway Patrol across cities ‘unprecedented’
SACRAMENTO, California — Appearing at a memorial service for fallen officers, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week praised the “unprecedented” work done by the California Highway Patrol after he dispatched officers across the state to help combat organized retail theft rings and fentanyl trafficking.
The Newsom administration, facing increased political pressure, turned to the CHP to address rising concerns about crime and to quell contentious, sometimes violent
