California Highway Patrol Boosted by 112 New Graduates

A group of California Highway Patrol officers cross police tape keeping the public from advancing beyond Terminal 1 at Los Angeles International Airport as access roads were closed with flights delayed and canceled on Nov. 1, 2013. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images

More than 100 newly trained law enforcement graduates were warmly received into the ranks of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Sept. 1 during a graduation ceremony held at the agency’s academy in Sacramento, California.

The 112-member graduating class, representing the largest of the year for the CHP, will increase the agency’s sworn officer count to over 6,600, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.