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<p>ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — An actor who played a motorcycle police officer on the TV series "CHiPs" has been sworn in as a reserve officer in a small town in southeastern Idaho.</p> <p>Erik Estrada became a member of the St. Anthony Police Department on Saturday.</p>

It's about time this show comes out on DVD... It has been over 20 years since viewers were captured by the adventures of two state motorcycle patrolmen, but now Jon Baker and Frank "Ponch" Poncharello have returned to entertain us once again with Warner Home Video's (WHV) release of CHiPs: The Complete First Season on June 5, 2007 for $39.98 SRP. The exciting action series which aired for six seasons on NBC starred Erik Estrada ("Ponch"), Larry Wilcox ("Jon Baker") and Robert Pine ("Sgt. Joseph Getraer") and had its fair share of multiple car pile-ups, high speed chases, hijacker plots...

LOS ANGELES -- Most Golden State drivers go out of their way to avoid the California Highway Patrol, but Erik Estrada can't seem to stay away. Estrada, who experiences the reality of law enforcement in his new unscripted CBS series "Armed & Famous," told reporters on Thursday that he's looking forward to the upcoming feature film version of his seminal series "CHiPs." "I tell you what -- I think that Wilmer Valderrama's gonna do a fine job," Estrada says. "I think he'll do a fine job as Ponch. And the script, I've read the script and I'm not in the...

"Estradification": In the spirit of confirmation battles spawning a new lexicon (e.g., "Borking") the Washington Times reports today [http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050721-115711-9900r.htm] on what some Republicans are calling "Estradification"--requiring the Justice Department to turn over internal legal memoranda written by Roberts while he worked in the SG's office. The refusal by the White House to surrender these sorts of documents was the basis for the Estrada filibuster (hence the name) as well as the current Bolton stalemate. Regardless of the merits of the request, it seems highly unlikely that the White House will surrender these documents. The tone of the article suggests that...

Cultural Stigma and AIDS: Avoiding Discussion on Sexuality and Drug Use Causes AIDS Epidemic to Rage On Monday July 18, 9:00 am ET Erik Estrada to Deliver Urgent Address to Healthcare Professionals and Policy Makers on Behalf of the Latino Community CHICAGO, July 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare professionals, policy makers and other thought leaders will convene at the Holiday Inn Chicago-Mart Plaza on July 25th and 26th for the 2005 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS. Organized by Minority Health Care Communications, Inc. (MHCC), the 2005 National Conference on Latinos and AIDS highlights for healthcare professionals the alarmingly disproportionate AIDS...

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