California Rangers

Former statewide law enforcement agency in California Law enforcement agency California RangersAgency overviewFormedMay 17, 1853DissolvedAugust 29, 1853Employees20Jurisdictional structureOperations jurisdictionUSALegal jurisdictionCaliforniaGeneral natureMilitary policeCivilian policeOperational structureHeadquartersQuartzburg, Mariposa County, California (initial recruitment)Sworn members20Agency executiveHarry S. Love, CaptainParent agencyState of CaliforniaNotablesPersonJoaquin Murrieta, Criminal, for TargetSignificant Law enforcement, apprehension of criminalsFive Joaquins Gang The California Rangers in 1853. From left to right: Lafayette Black, Capt. Harry Love, and Billy Henderson. The California Rangers was a paramilitary state police force in California, United States, established in May 1853 and disestablished in August of the same year. It was the first statewide law enforcement agency in California. It was founded by Governor of California John Bigler and commanded by Harry Love specifically to combat violent crime in the Gold Country at the time, particularly the Five Joaquins Gang, which they were responsible for defeating. The California Rangers were considered part o