Governor Says Over 3,200 Stolen Vehicles Recovered in Bay Area

<p>Governor Gavin Newsom announced the ongoing <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gov&period;ca&period;gov&sol;2024&sol;12&sol;27&sol;governor-newsom-bolsters-public-safety-in-2025-with-new-laws-and-more-enforcement-extends-chp-bay-area-operations&sol;">joint law enforcement operation<&sol;a> in the Bay Area has resulted in recovering 3&comma;217 stolen vehicles&comma; arresting 1&comma;823 individuals&comma; and confiscating 170 illicit firearms since the operation’s launch in February 2024&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;Month after month&comma; officers have worked hand-in-hand with their local counterparts across the Bay Area to protect our communities from bad actors&period; I’m proud of the CHP’s diligent work to get dangerous guns off our streets and recover stolen vehicles&period;&&num;8221&semi; &&num;8211&semi; <small>Governor Gavin Newsom<&sol;small><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 2025 alone&comma; officers have made 398 arrests&comma; recovered 614 stolen cars&comma; and seized 30 firearms&period; The enhanced operation in the region places additional California Highway Patrol &lpar;CHP&rpar; personnel to help take down property theft and violent crime&comma; including <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;story&period;php&quest;story&lowbar;fbid&equals;pfbid0cnRPhHdnmF7qUDjBVjZXowyABqRdswY52qd7cQaEeGYGjSGJxdDrwnSFdh5aaMzkl&amp&semi;id&equals;100064811103727&amp&semi;mibextid&equals;wwXIfr&amp&semi;&lowbar;rdr">gun<&sol;a> violence&period; The CHP’s operation adds special law enforcement units on the ground and in the air — targeting sideshow activities and <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;facebook&period;com&sol;story&period;php&quest;story&lowbar;fbid&equals;pfbid0xgSjnsvGqsdeXSB2FfDgPyQAeFxwy24taW2D6b4zoSJVzXhAMLvaJXYo7aw2GAH4l&amp&semi;id&equals;100064811103727&amp&semi;mibextid&equals;wwXIfr&amp&semi;&lowbar;rdr">stolen vehicles<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>CHP’s support in Oakland began in February 2024&period; In July 2024&comma; Governor Newsom announced an additional surge&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gov&period;ca&period;gov&sol;2024&sol;07&sol;11&sol;governor-newsom-increases-chp-deployment-in-oakland-following-recovery-of-1100-stolen-cars&sol;">quadrupling the number of shifts CHP officers worked in the region<&sol;a>&period; This was in addition to the installation of a network of 480 high-tech cameras in the East Bay&comma; which includes 190 on state highways and 290 in the city of Oakland&period; This camera network allows law enforcement agencies to identify vehicle attributes beyond license plate numbers&comma; enabling the CHP&comma; local law enforcement&comma; and allied agencies to search for vehicles suspected to be linked to crimes and receive real-time alerts about their movement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Overall&comma; the cameras have aided law enforcement in numerous investigations and&comma; most recently&comma; led to the arrest of a <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gov&period;ca&period;gov&sol;2025&sol;03&sol;25&sol;five-months-after-launch-san-bernardino-public-safety-efforts-yield-858-arrests-66-stolen-vehicles-recovered&sol;">road rage shooting suspect in March 2025<&sol;a> in San Bernardino&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;