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November 16th, 2009

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Retired Lodi police lieutenant ordered to register as sex offender

A retired Lodi police lieutenant was sentenced to 15 days in jail and ordered to register as a sex offender after he pleaded no contest Thursday to engaging in lewd misconduct in a park bathroom.

Bruce Dick, 61, was one of four men arrested in June during an undercover police sting at Salas Park on South Stockton Street. The other men have since entered similar pleas.

As part of Dick's plea, two additional charges of indecent exposure and loitering in a public restroom for a lewd act were dropped. All three charges were misdemeanors.

He was sentenced to 15 days in jail, three years of informal probation, ordered to stay away from Salas Park and fined $500, according to court records.

Under California law, sex offenders must register with local law enforcement officials every year within five days of their birthday. Failure to do say may bring criminal charges.

Dick has since moved from the state, but if he spends more than 14 continuous days in California or is in the state for a total of 30 days in a year, he must register, Deputy District Attorney Allan Jose said.

Dick could not be reached for comment, and his attorney did not return a message left Thursday.

Once convicted of a sex crime, California residents have five days to register with local law enforcement. Anyone who moves must also notify law enforcement officials in their new community within five days, Detective Mike Kermgard said.

A total of 123 registered sex offenders are currently living in Lodi city limits, said Kermgard, who keeps track of the offenders.

Dick was the only one of the four men arrested at Salas Park ordered to register as a sex offender.

"As in any case, we look at the facts of the case, the background of the defendant and any possible priors, and we look at the interest of the state and the community," Jose said, adding that court records show that Dick was previously arrested on a similar charge in Stockton, though the case was dismissed.

Dick's current case had been set for trial in Lodi on Thursday, but he instead took a plea deal, as did the other three men.

All were arrested when police conducted a sting after hearing complaints of sexual activity in the bathrooms.

On June 13, a plainclothes detective wearing surveillance equipment entered a park bathroom about 25 feet from the playground. Dick entered the bathroom minutes later and, while children were heard playing in the background, he had a brief conversation with the undercover detective.

Dick was arrested after exposing himself to the undercover officer, Detective Sierra Brucia.

Brucia did not know Dick, who had retired in 1993 after 27 years on the police force.