--- title: Chihuahua Leads Cops on Chase: Video description: California Highway Patrol officers chased after a chihuahua on the Bay Bridge in the San Francisco area. canonical: https://time.com/4280651/chihuahua-cop-chase-police/ author: Olivia B. 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The agency shared has footage of the pursuit on its Facebook page, hoping that someone will come forward to claim the male — which was handed over to local animal control officials and nicknamed “Ponch” after highway patrol officer Frank Poncherello from the TV show _CHiPs_. When the agency shared the news on Twitter, some users barked back questions about whether the dog got a ticket. > [](https://twitter.com/CHPSanFrancisco/status/716655376763002882) > [](https://twitter.com/CHPSanFrancisco/status/716637876125966336) ## Transcript [ SOUND ] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4280651/chihuahua-cop-chase-police/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4280651/chihuahua-cop-chase-police/"},"headline":"Watch Cops Chase a Chihuahua Across the Bay Bridge","datePublished":"2016-04-04T18:27:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-05T08:49:59.223Z","description":"Ruff morning for highway patrol","url":"https://time.com/4280651/chihuahua-cop-chase-police/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Food & Drink"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fb1858922bd4feb/69888d905f570fbb2fb2051e/chihuahua-bridge-chas_waxm.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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