CHP Website Changes

[ShawnInPaso]

Is it just me? After a month of seeing a post indicating a revised website is in the works, I had expected something that has the look and feel of something much more polished and useful. It looks like a step backwards.

Old website = would save regional settings
New Website = defaults to Sacramento every time

Old website = had an archive to logged incidents
New website = no archive

Old website = had a map (a useless map, but a map) on the same screen
New website = same useless map, but off to the right (need a 20"LCD to see w/o scrolling)

Old website = funky old school layout and appearance
New website = same old programmer just made it look older and funker

I don't know what's going on in the IT department at the CHP, but its ashame to have such a dismal website. Maybe they could save the taxpayers a bunch of money and make the website look first class by hiring the RR.com gurus make a site actually functions well.

/rant

 

[SCPD]

How about a link?

 

[mibzzer15]

CHP Traffic

 

[jlanfn]

Old website = had an archive to logged incidents
New website = no archive

Middle of the blue bar at the top of page "Searches" -> "Filed Incidents"

I like the new site because it shows the TBM pages without having to open the details. It makes it easier to search for specific pages.

Interestingly, the filed incidents show all incidents (e.g., 9-1-1 hang-ups, 23152s, 415s, etc.), not just traffic related. However, you cannot view the details on filed incidents. I prefer being able to see all incidents with no details to having details but only being able to see traffic incidents. I'm sure they would never intentionally allow the public to see details on non-traffic incidents.

 

[ShawnInPaso]

Ah, thanks jlanfn. I obviously missed that one, Appreciate the kind tip.

 

[LowBat]

Hey at least they finally fixed that scrolling issue. For years the page was always too tall.

 

[john1806]

this websites going to get them sued pretty soon. they posted up someones name, birthdate and dl number last night

 

[SCPD]

Does anyone else get this when you click on the filed details Page for Golden Gate ?
It does not happen on the Sacramento page


"An error occured while retrieving filed incident details, please try again. Error: Line 1: Incorrect syntax near ', '."

 

[mibzzer15]

Yes sfdf, I also get it on the GG files details page.... :/

 

[LowBat]

Me too. Seems all divisions get that error.

 

[subi1992]

this websites going to get them sued pretty soon. they posted up someones name, birthdate and dl number last night

I wouldn't think so.....I would think it falls under the same information that gets broadcasted over the air. (Name, Bdate, DL number etc.)

 

[karldotcom]

is there a way to edit the URLs to get to the blocked incidents like the old website?

 

[scannerboy02]

is there a way to edit the URLs to get to the blocked incidents like the old website?

No. That is why they made the changes.

 

[PaulNDaOC]

I wouldn't think so.....I would think it falls under the same information that gets broadcasted over the air. (Name, Bdate, DL number etc.)

I would agree. And it's all public information per the FOIA.

If you went to any police stationin Calif. you could ask to see a log of calls which must disclose and facts about all police incidents including the names that are part of that log. There are a few restrictions, such disclosing names of sex crime victims or sensitive ongoing investigations, but everything else is public record if you push the issue.

In Calif. a DMV record is also public record with the exception of disclosing your home resident to another person.

 

[super6one]

The reason you are seeing changes in the CHP website is that on Monday, 5-23, the CHP began the rollout of their new statewide computer aided dispatch system (CAD). The Sacramento Communications Center is the first center to go operational, after an acceptance period they will move to the next scheduled center and so on until all centers are online. I have not looked at the public side of what is available on the website so I can't comment on what you are seeing, but there should be, or soon will be significant changes. The interface is probably not completely switched over so that may account for some of the information that you're seeing that was not seen in the past.

 

[ShawnInPaso]

Thanks very much for the info super6one.

 

[kma371]

Wirelessly posted (iPhone 3GS: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8G4 Safari/6533.18.5)

is there a way to edit the URLs to get to the blocked incidents like the old website?

No. That is why they made the changes.

Isn't there a "media" version with more info not available on the public site?

 

[super6one]

Wirelessly posted (iPhone 3GS: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8G4 Safari/6533.18.5)



Isn't there a "media" version with more info not available on the public site?

In the early days of the CHP's CAD, before the online viewer came into existance, there was a way for the media to "subscribe" to a dial-up viewer. With the advent of the current online viewer I think that fell to the wayside. The media now just looks at what is available to the public online. There is an internal viewer that is available only to CHP offices via the department's LAN system, this version is not "scrubbed".

 

[scannerboy02]

The online CAD has/had a "media" version that requires a password to access and had more visible info than the "public" CAD. Right now both versions show the same thing.

 

[KJ6HCB]

The online CAD has/had a "media" version that requires a password to access and had more visible info than the "public" CAD. Right now both versions show the same thing.

Seems to still be the case - anyone know if a media version will be reinstated?