CHiPS Star Erik Estrada Sworn In as Real-Life Police Officer

Ubiquitous

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Jul 7, 2016, 7:17:30 AM7/7/16

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Erik Estrada went from playing a highway patrol officer on CHiPs to
becoming an honest-to-goodness cop.

The 67-year-old Estrada was sworn in as a reserve police officer in St.
Anthony, Idaho last Saturday, according to numerous social media posts.

"An honor for me and my partner Daryl Williams, we now serve the saint
Anthony police dept. Proudly." Estrada wrote in a tweet. Estrada works
in the Internet Crimes Against Children department.

Estrada became a household name while co-starring with Larry Wilcox on
CHiPs, which ran for six seasons on NBC from 1977 to 1983. After that
show, Estrada mostly acted in telenovelas and dabbled in reality TV.

Estrada is also the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation, an
organization which works to protect children from Internet predators.

This is not the first time the CHips actor has donned a gun and badge in
real life. Estrada became a full-time deputy sheriff in Bedford County,
Va. in 2009.

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Jul 7, 2016, 7:42:28 AM7/7/16

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On 7/6/2016 12:00 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> Erik Estrada went from playing a highway patrol officer on CHiPs to
> becoming an honest-to-goodness cop.
>
> The 67-year-old Estrada was sworn in as a reserve police officer in St.
> Anthony, Idaho last Saturday, according to numerous social media posts.
>
> "An honor for me and my partner Daryl Williams, we now serve the saint
> Anthony police dept. Proudly." Estrada wrote in a tweet. Estrada works
> in the Internet Crimes Against Children department.

The town has a population of about 4,000 and yet it has an 'Internet
Crimes Against Children' department?

> Estrada became a household name while co-starring with Larry Wilcox on
> CHiPs, which ran for six seasons on NBC from 1977 to 1983. After that
> show, Estrada mostly acted in telenovelas and dabbled in reality TV.
>
> Estrada is also the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation, an
> organization which works to protect children from Internet predators.
>
> This is not the first time the CHips actor has donned a gun and badge in
> real life. Estrada became a full-time deputy sheriff in Bedford County,
> Va. in 2009.

I wonder if this whole department was created for his benefit (and or at
his request). I'd hate to think that it was birthed out of taxpayer
money from these 4,000 residents.

Ubiquitous

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Jul 7, 2016, 8:00:03 AM7/7/16

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Didn't something similar happen to Steven Segal, who then managed a candid
reality show about it?

Ubiquitous

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Jul 7, 2016, 8:02:00 AM7/7/16

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In article <nllf73$ent$1...@dont-email.me>, Obv...@aol.com wrote:

>On 7/6/2016 12:00 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:

>> Erik Estrada went from playing a highway patrol officer on CHiPs to
>> becoming an honest-to-goodness cop.
>>
>> The 67-year-old Estrada was sworn in as a reserve police officer in St.
>> Anthony, Idaho last Saturday, according to numerous social media posts.
>>
>> "An honor for me and my partner Daryl Williams, we now serve the saint
>> Anthony police dept. Proudly." Estrada wrote in a tweet. Estrada works
>> in the Internet Crimes Against Children department.
>>

>> Estrada became a household name while co-starring with Larry Wilcox on
>> CHiPs, which ran for six seasons on NBC from 1977 to 1983. After that
>> show, Estrada mostly acted in telenovelas and dabbled in reality TV.
>>
>> Estrada is also the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation, an
>> organization which works to protect children from Internet predators.
>>
>> This is not the first time the CHips actor has donned a gun and badge in
>> real life. Estrada became a full-time deputy sheriff in Bedford County,
>> Va. in 2009.
>
>I wonder if this whole department was created for his benefit (and or at
>his request). I'd hate to think that it was birthed out of taxpayer
>money from these 4,000 residents.

I just remembered Eric Estrada being on some sort of "celebrity cop" show in
which they showed footage of him getting tasered as part of the training.

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Jul 7, 2016, 9:39:33 AM7/7/16

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Ubiquitous

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Jul 7, 2016, 10:03:27 AM7/7/16

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In article <nllf73$ent$1...@dont-email.me>, Obv...@aol.com wrote:

>On 7/6/2016 12:00 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:

>> Erik Estrada went from playing a highway patrol officer on CHiPs to
>> becoming an honest-to-goodness cop.
>>
>> The 67-year-old Estrada was sworn in as a reserve police officer in St.
>> Anthony, Idaho last Saturday, according to numerous social media posts.
>>
>> "An honor for me and my partner Daryl Williams, we now serve the saint
>> Anthony police dept. Proudly." Estrada wrote in a tweet. Estrada works
>> in the Internet Crimes Against Children department.
>>

>> Estrada became a household name while co-starring with Larry Wilcox on
>> CHiPs, which ran for six seasons on NBC from 1977 to 1983. After that
>> show, Estrada mostly acted in telenovelas and dabbled in reality TV.
>>
>> Estrada is also the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation, an
>> organization which works to protect children from Internet predators.
>>
>> This is not the first time the CHips actor has donned a gun and badge in
>> real life. Estrada became a full-time deputy sheriff in Bedford County,
>> Va. in 2009.
>
>I wonder if this whole department was created for his benefit (and or at
>his request). I'd hate to think that it was birthed out of taxpayer
>money from these 4,000 residents.

I just remembered Eric Estrada being on some sort of "celebrity cop" show in

which they showed footage of him and Latoya Jackson getting tasered as part
of the training.

Barry Margolin

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Jul 7, 2016, 10:55:23 AM7/7/16

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In article <nllf73$ent$1...@dont-email.me>, Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com>
wrote:

> On 7/6/2016 12:00 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> > Erik Estrada went from playing a highway patrol officer on CHiPs to
> > becoming an honest-to-goodness cop.
> >
> > The 67-year-old Estrada was sworn in as a reserve police officer in St.
> > Anthony, Idaho last Saturday, according to numerous social media posts.
> >
> > "An honor for me and my partner Daryl Williams, we now serve the saint
> > Anthony police dept. Proudly." Estrada wrote in a tweet. Estrada works
> > in the Internet Crimes Against Children department.
>
> The town has a population of about 4,000 and yet it has an 'Internet
> Crimes Against Children' department?

Maybe he *is* the ICAC department.

>
> > Estrada became a household name while co-starring with Larry Wilcox on
> > CHiPs, which ran for six seasons on NBC from 1977 to 1983. After that
> > show, Estrada mostly acted in telenovelas and dabbled in reality TV.
> >
> > Estrada is also the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation, an
> > organization which works to protect children from Internet predators.
> >
> > This is not the first time the CHips actor has donned a gun and badge in
> > real life. Estrada became a full-time deputy sheriff in Bedford County,
> > Va. in 2009.
>
> I wonder if this whole department was created for his benefit (and or at
> his request). I'd hate to think that it was birthed out of taxpayer
> money from these 4,000 residents.

I suspect that's right, and maybe he's taking a minimal salary. It seems
like this is a pet project of his, so this is just a way of getting some
official support from law enforcement.

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David Johnston

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Jul 7, 2016, 11:00:00 AM7/7/16

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"Reserve police officers" are unpaid volunteers. It's more likely he's
paying them.

Obveeus

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Jul 7, 2016, 11:17:04 AM7/7/16

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On 7/7/2016 10:55 AM, Barry Margolin wrote:
> In article <nllf73$ent$1...@dont-email.me>, Obveeus <Obv...@aol.com>
> wrote:
>
>> On 7/6/2016 12:00 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:
>>> Erik Estrada went from playing a highway patrol officer on CHiPs to
>>> becoming an honest-to-goodness cop.
>>>
>>> The 67-year-old Estrada was sworn in as a reserve police officer in St.
>>> Anthony, Idaho last Saturday, according to numerous social media posts.
>>>
>>> "An honor for me and my partner Daryl Williams, we now serve the saint
>>> Anthony police dept. Proudly." Estrada wrote in a tweet. Estrada works
>>> in the Internet Crimes Against Children department.
>>
>> The town has a population of about 4,000 and yet it has an 'Internet
>> Crimes Against Children' department?
>
> Maybe he *is* the ICAC department.

What about 'his partner' as quoted above...or is that a reference to his
personal life?

>>> Estrada became a household name while co-starring with Larry Wilcox on
>>> CHiPs, which ran for six seasons on NBC from 1977 to 1983. After that
>>> show, Estrada mostly acted in telenovelas and dabbled in reality TV.
>>>
>>> Estrada is also the spokesman for the Safe Surfin' Foundation, an
>>> organization which works to protect children from Internet predators.
>>>
>>> This is not the first time the CHips actor has donned a gun and badge in
>>> real life. Estrada became a full-time deputy sheriff in Bedford County,
>>> Va. in 2009.
>>
>> I wonder if this whole department was created for his benefit (and or at
>> his request). I'd hate to think that it was birthed out of taxpayer
>> money from these 4,000 residents.
>
> I suspect that's right, and maybe he's taking a minimal salary. It seems
> like this is a pet project of his, so this is just a way of getting some
> official support from law enforcement.

As long as the community isn't paying for it, no problem. If they are
having to pay for it, they need to change out the mayor/sheriff/whatever
that decided that this was a good use of a small town budget.