Newsom's announcement comes amid frequent jibes from President Trump about crime in blue states such as California, and Trump threatening to expand his use of military forces to target crime locally.

The California Highway Patrol will have all available officers on the road this Labor Day weekend.Video above: Horse killed, rider hurt in collision This is an aggressive

The families claim that the timeline offered by the California Highway Patrol is disproven by a text message sent by one of the victims moments before his death.

The California Highway Patrol has issued an alert for a missing elderly person who was last seen driving in Barstow. Milton Coleman, 88, was last seen Aug. 26, at 7 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

August 30, 2025 – Madera CHP officials report that on Friday, August 29, 2025, at approximately 12:32 p.m., CHP Madera officers responded to a solo-vehicle crash on Avenue 12, west of Road 30.

A kidnapping suspect led police on a pursuit through Los Angeles County before crashing near Point Dume. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department began the chase after the man allegedly carjacked a vehicle in East LA.

Cameron Michael-Tanner Jones, 31, of Vacaville was taken into custody on Aug. 21 after investigators identified him with the help of Flock Safety cameras, the CHP said in a social media post.