Today, the California Highway Patrol Academy had an honorary Captain! 💙 Ms. Ximena Pacheco, daughter of CHP Officer Raul Pacheco, ID 19668, of the El Centro Area, was in attendance for a group of officers (including her dad!) being re-sworn in as officers of the CHP by reciting the Code of Honor. The photographs are of Ximena with Academy Commander, Captain Robin Johnson, Lieutenant Shawna Pacheco, and Ximena assisting with the Code of Honor. The uniform Ximena was wearing was tailored to fit h

Officer Mathes’ final 10-10: On June 29th, 2023 CHP Oakland delivered Officer Mathes’ final 10-10. Signaling 10-10 lets our dispatch center know an Officer’s shift has ended. For those Officers who retire from the CHP, they get to give their final 10-10 in front of their family, friends, and co-workers. Officer Mathes, ID 14822, joined law enforcement on August 30th, 1996, after graduating from the California Highway Patrol academy. He initially served in the San Francisco Area office for almost