CHP: trainees nearing patrol, slight uptick in citations and targeted Halloween enforcement
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The California Highway Patrol reported trainees finishing field training, small increases in citations and motorist assists, and a 12‑hour Halloween enforcement window that produced arrests and citations in the Antelope Valley.
A California Highway Patrol public information officer told the Lancaster commission that CHP North Valley is increasing enforcement capacity as trainees complete field training and that routine monthly citation numbers were up slightly compared with last year.
Jordan Church, CHP public information officer for the North Valley, said citation totals for the reported month were modestly higher year‑over‑year and that motorist assists were also up. He said the CHP's Halloween maximum enforcement period (12 hours) produced multiple arrests and citations in Antelope Valley, including several DUI arrests.
Church said additional officers completing training should help reduce fatal traffic collisions over time, which the CHP characterizes as driven by the Antelope Valley's open roads and higher achievable speeds. "When we do get the officers that are on training out onto the road, we can continue to reduce that mileage death rate," he said.
Commissioners asked about fatal crash counts and staffing; Church said the year total was about 41 fatal traffic incidents and that several trainees remain in field training before being fully available for solo patrol.