FLINT, MI - Bikes on the Bricks will have a larger police presence this year as a prominent - yet fictional - member of the California Highway Patrol is scheduled to appear at this year's event.

Event organizers announced Wednesday, April 13, on social media that Erik Estrada from the hit television drama CHiPs is slated to appear at the 10th anniversary of the annual motorcycle show held on the bricks in downtown Flint.

Bikes on the Bricks spokeswoman Paulla Schemm said Estrada is scheduled to do autograph signings, judge a rockabilly pin-up girl competition and waive the checkered flag during the flat track races.

Estrada starred on the show for six years as California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer Frank "Ponch" Poncherello. The show ran on NBC from the late '70s to early '80s.

This year's event is scheduled to take place Sept. 9-11.

Apart from the bike show, the event includes a police-escorted ride, a police skills competition and fashion show.