I started rewatching CHiPs for the first time since I saw some of them as a kid in the 80s. My question, if we have any cops on here, is would the highway patrol really deal with a lot of the things they did on the show? I would guess that highway patrol would only deal with highway issues or things directly adjacent. I always thought if they pursued someone off the highway they would call the local PD to take over. I ask because on the show they will come of the highway and answer calls about burglaries or car thefts in progress which are clearly in neighborhoods or side streets. I know that if they are in transit and see something they would probably respond to it like any cop, but on the show they specifically come off the highway to answer those calls.