California State Police
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The California State Police was a security police agency which served to protect the State Capitol Building, the Governor and state agencies located throughout the state. They provided police services to all state agencies that did not have their own police force. They patrolled the State Water Projects and were the state's capitol police. They provided dignitary protection for the Governor and other state officials as directed. It was merged with the California Highway Patrol in 1995.
The California State Police at the time of the merger was the oldest state law enforcement agency performing "general law enforcement" in the state of California.
[edit] History
The agency traces to 1854 when the state legislature authorized a law enforcement body called the California State Rangers.
[edit] Operations
Prior to the merger in 1995, the CSP had 271 uniformed officers and 68 civilian employees.
269 officers became CHP officers, while the civilians were transferred to the state civil service. Communications Operators were the only civilians to join CHP.
Units of the CSP before the merger included:
- Office of Dignitary Protection
- CSP Capitol Corps - now Office of Capitol Services
- Office of Court Services - based at the Supreme Court in San Francisco and provides services to Supreme and Appellate Courts across the state.
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