OAKLAND, Calif. – Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced statistics from a year-long operation of increased California Highway Patrol efforts in Oakland and the East Bay.
Since February 2024, Newsom’s office said “joint Bay Area operation efforts” have resulted in 3,217 stolen vehicles recovered, 1,823 suspects arrested, and 170 guns seized.
And this year so far, CHP officers have made 398 arrests, recovered 614 stolen cars, and seized 30 firearms. …