Real Stories of the Highway Patrol
Real Stories Of The Highway Patrol is a half-hour syndicated television series which ran in the United States for six seasons from March 22, 1993 to June 29, 1998, for a total of 780 episodes, capitalizing on the success of "real-life" police series such as "Cops". Production companies were Mark Massari Productions, and Leap Off Productions, and was distributed by Genesis Entertainment, New World International, and later New World/Genesis Distribution. The show described as "Cops" meets "America's Most Wanted". Format. The series revolved around the stories of highway patrol officers  and state police from across the country, who would give commentary on a particularly difficult (or sometimes, comedic) arrest they made. At times, the officer's work caused them grievous injury and a subsequent commendation from their department. Each crime and subsequent arrest was adapted for the viewing audiences, though some segments were shot in a traditional multiple-camera setup, rather than emulating the single-camera cinéma vérité style of "COPS". The series was hosted by Maury Hannigan, who at the time was Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol.