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. Skip to content NOWCAST KCRA 3 News at Noon ...

The CHP does not have any reserved slots for women, but does allow female applicants to satisfy different physical requirements. For example, women must be able to do 19 push-ups, compared to 25 ...

1975: Female cadets enter the CHP Academy for the first time. Deborah Street captures the pistol shooting award with a perfect 300 score. Of the top eight graduates, five are women.

1975: Female cadets enter the CHP Academy for the first time. Deborah Street captures the pistol shooting award with a perfect 300 score. Of the top eight graduates, five are women.

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 ...

Vacaville is well-represented by two new California Highway Patrol officers who graduated Thursday.Colleen Mitchell and Kimberly Rodriguez, both 23 and both of Vacaville, were among 85 cadets who g… ...

Before 1974, if women wanted to work for the California Highway Patrol, regulations said they could only work in nonofficer jobs. Women challenged those regulations, and thanks to a federal ruling ...

The California Highway Patrol is on a mission to hire more women. Saturday, they held a recruitment event in West Sacramento. Right now, only 6% of the officers in the Golden State are female ...

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 ...