California Highway Patrol Dispatched to Oakland to Fight Crime Only Lasted 5 Days

The governor ordered 120 CHP officers earlier this month to assist the city’s police department after a rise in crime.

California Highway Patrol officers join Oakland Police for joint operations, in a video released by the California governor. Office of Governor Gavin Newsom/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

After California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers who were sent to Oakland to help with rising crime lasted only one workweek in February, some are questioning if budgets and a shortage of highway patrol staff statewide potentially resulted in the drawback.

While officials are calling the Feb. 5 through Feb. 9 deployment a success, others say it came with a price.