The California Highway Patrol will upgrade a part-time San Bernardino County team to full-time and create a new team in the city of Los Angeles after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a crime suppression effort for various regions across the state on Thursday, Aug. 28.

The partnership builds on “successful” CHP efforts already underway in Oakland, Bakersfield and San Bernardino, according to the governor’s office. CHP officers assigned to these crime suppression teams are expected to saturate high-crime areas, target repeat offenders and seize illicit weapons and narcotics.

“When the state and local communities work together strategically, public safety improves,” Newsom said in a statement. “While the Trump administration undermines cities, California is partnering with them — and delivering

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