highway patrol

noun

1. a state law-enforcement organization whose officers safeguard the highways.
2. a law-enforcement officer or group of officers assigned to patrol a highway.

Example Sentences

The country singer-songwriter, who has written with Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard and George Strait, is facing a felony drug charge after he was pulled over by the Tennessee Highway Patrol for speeding, the Tennesseean reported.

From Los Angeles Times

“Right now, we can confirm that Jamey Johnson was arrested on Sunday, November 17th in Williamson County. The incident is still under investigation,” Tennessee Highway Patrol Sergeant Andrew Perez said in an email statement to The Times.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year, the task force and California Highway Patrol were deployed to San Francisco to help police and prosecutors tackle the city’s fentanyl crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

The passengers — two men and two women — were not seriously injured, according to Officer Erik Larsen of the California Highway Patrol, and neither was anyone in the home.

From Los Angeles Times

A report to the Los Angeles Police Commission found a confusing breakdown in coordinating actions among UCLA, the LAPD, California Highway Patrol and smaller municipal police agencies that were hastily called to campus in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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