By CSLEA/CHP-PSDA Member Dedra Martin, CHP Public Safety Dispatcher, Los Angeles Communications Center I have been employed with CHP for 18 years. I am a positive 52-year-old who has faith and will NEVER give up hope. I was diagnosed with stage 2 invasive ductal carcinoma and stage 3 invasive triple negative breast cancer three days […]
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CHP Public Safety Dispatcher Christine Johnson, A9706
DURING NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK, CSLEA IS SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT ON ITS PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHERS AND COMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS! THESE BEHIND-THE-SCENES FIRST RESPONDERS HAVE A VITAL ROLE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE. By CSLEA/CHP-PSDA Member Christine Johnson, Public Safety Dispatcher, Los Angeles Communications Center LOS ANGELES – Wait !!! Say what ? 10-9. Doctor your […]
DOJ Criminalists and CHP Motor Carrier Specialist Assist in OIS Investigation
TEHAMA COUNTY – When a California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer was shot on Interstate 5 late Saturday night, March 25, 2017, and returned fire, a lengthy investigation that included California Department of Justice (DOJ) criminalists and a CHP motor carrier specialist was conducted. “Our DOJ criminalists are often called out to collect, examine and process […]
CSLEA Members Awarded Sacramento CHP Dispatcher & Operator of the Year
SACRAMENTO – Congratulations to our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Members Victor Tovar, Kelly Banegas & Greg Beck for receiving awards at the 20th Annual Organization of Public Safety Telecommunicators Awards & Recognition Banquet in Sacramento on April 9, 2016. The annual event kicks of National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week (the second full week […]
CDI Detectives Assist in Staged Car Crash Investigation
SAN JOSE – A major insurance scam ring was busted July 16, 2015 when 33 suspects, most of them from San Jose, were charged with felony insurance fraud. The suspects are accused of intentionally crashing older cars into each other and collecting insurance money. The staged collision scam resulted in insurance pay outs of about […]
CHP-PSDA GG Division Reps Attend Send-Off for Promoted Chief
CORDELIA- On June 3, 2015 CHP Public Safety Dispatchers Association (CHP-PSDA) Board Members Vicki Morris and Gina Walls attended a luncheon to celebrate the promotion of Golden Gate Division Chief Avery Browne to Assistant Commissioner and to celebrate the promotion of Golden Gate Division Chief Paul Fontana. The luncheon was held at the Cordelia inspection […]
CHP Dispatchers Surprise Officers During National Police Week
When National Police Week 2015 approached May 11- 17, our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members who are dispatchers in the CHP Golden Gate Communications Center (GGCC) knew they could not let it pass without some special acknowledgement to, and appreciation for, the CHP officers they work with day in and day out. “GGCC […]
Clues From The Wreckage
When two vehicles smack into each other in a fatal head-on collision, sometimes it is only the wreckage of that crash that holds the clues as to what happened. Sometimes pieces of that wreckage are crushed or burned beyond recognition. What caused one of the drivers to cross over into the path of an oncoming […]
CHP Southern Division Awards
Every year, the CHP honors its top officers, public safety dispatchers and non-uniformed employees. On May 29, 2013 the CHP Southern Division announced the winners among the nominees. Congratulations to public safety dispatchers/nominees Kelly McConnell, Susan Haymond, Kimberly Guzman and Maria Lopez. Among these very committed dispatchers, Haymond was awarded the top honor as “Public […]
California State 9-1-1 Hero: CHP Public Safety Dispatcher Katie Welsh
A big congratulations to Katie Welsh, a California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) member and CHP public safety dispatcher, for receiving a California State 9-1-1 Heroes award at the State Capitol, Thursday, April 11, 2013. Every year 9-1-1 for Kids hosts this awards ceremony to honor the extraordinary and courageous actions of California kids and […]
