Chief Frank G. Snook
California Div. of Motor Vehicles

Excerpt from 1929 letter by Chief Snook of the California Department of Motor Vehicles to California Peace Officers' Assoc..  "I believe every member of the Peace Officers' Association will regard provisions of the new law creating the California Highway Patrol, under state control, a welcome change. The new law gives California a distinct highway patrol, quite similar to the organizations that have been so successful in Pennsylvania, New York, and other eastern states.  We are now engaged in working out the plan of organization for the new patrol.  Few changes in the present personnel are contemplated.  The various county squads will be taken over and become part of the statewide plan.  Among our first steps will  be the division of the state into traffic districts and the establishement of training schools for our officers."

Pikes Peak Highway Patrol badge #8
Note from Al Mize, As close as I can determine, the Pikes Peak Highway Patrol was organized in 1936 and was active until 1952 (?) They got their police authority to take care of the 19 mile highway which was and still is a toll road from the Sheriff of the county and the Colorado Springs Police Department. Sometime in the 1950’s the U.S. Forest Service took over and it is now named the Pikes Peak Highway Rangers.

Inspector VT. Motor Vehicle Dept. shield cut out star design.

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