A job fair at the California Highway Patrol academy in West Sacramento on Saturday was part of the department's recent efforts to increase its number of female officers.

For the first time in four years, the California Highway Patrol is taking applications for new officers, and recruiters are looking for more women to apply.

News More and more CHP commanders are women Capt. Cathy Wayne is the commander of the San Jose California Highway Patrol. She went out on patrol in the San Jose area on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.

Three years after a CalMatters story highlighted the issue, the CHP is poised to equip all officers with body cams.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) proudly mark a historic milestone: 50 years since women first joined its ranks – paving the way for women in ...

Women have come a long way in the CHP since 1975, when female officers first joined the force in a two-year experiment to see if they were tough enough for a tough job.

The California Highway Patrol is on a mission to hire more women. Saturday, they held a recruitment event in West Sacramento.

California Highway Patrol officers model, from left, their award-winning uniforms “ Class A dress uniform, everyday long-sleeve uniform, Special Weapons and Tactics uniform, motorcycle uniform ...

Newly promoted CHP Officer Kimberly Rodriguez (center) receives her badge from Commissioner Joe Farrow (left). Rodriguez was one of 85 cadets, and one of two women, to graduate from the CHP ...

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A CHP investigation would later determine he misused a law enforcement database to find the woman’s apartment and appeared in uniform at her door.

California Highway Patrol officers model, from left, their award-winning uniforms “ Class A dress uniform, everyday long-sleeve uniform, Special Weapons and Tactics uniform, motorcycle uniform ...