Regional Roundup

Six suspected of domestic violence

Lodi police arrested six people on suspicion of domestic violence over the weekend, Lt. Bill Barry said.

The five incidents, resulting in the six arrests, are an unusually high number in such a short time, Barry said.

"We take a very dim view of domestic assaults," he said.

Car stolen, suspect leads 100 mph chase

Someone stole a car left running in the driveway and led officers on a 100 mph chase on Kettleman Lane early Friday, Lodi police said.

The car was stolen after the owner left it running to warm up at 5:34 a.m. in the 700 block of Willow Drive, Lt. Bill Barry said.

An officer spotted the car, but he stopped the pursuit after the driver went west on Kettleman Lane and out of town, Barry said.

Del Webb workshop tonight

The Galt City Council will conduct a workshop tonight to introduce the controversial Del Webb project proposed on Twin Cities Road, west of Highway 99.

The project calls for 2,600 homes for residents 55 years and older. It would include a nine-hole golf course, a recreation center, trails leading north to Laguna Creek and some retail businesses.

Today's City Council meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at City Hall, 380 Civic Drive.

Man arrested for robbery

James Aaron Ash, 22, was arrested shortly after robbing a person of several items shortly after 11:30 p.m. Thursday near Lilac and Academy streets, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department said.

Ash was arrested on suspicion of robbery and possessing stolen property, a sheriff's report said. He was not armed, the report said.

Teen arrested on suspicion of meth

A 15-year-old boy turned himself in to authorities after using methamphetamine for three straight days, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department said.

The youth, found on North Manor Drive in Thornton, was treated at San Joaquin County General Hospital in French Camp before being booked at juvenile hall, the sheriff's report said.

Three new West Nile cases reported

Three new human cases of West Nile virus were reported last week, increasing the total in San Joaquin County to 32, the county Office of Emergency Services said.

One victim is a man between the ages of 18 and 65 who lives in southern San Joaquin County.

The other two victims, both from the central part of the county, are a girl under 18 and a man over the age of 65, the OES Web site said.

One of the 32 human cases resulted in the death of Acampo resident James "Jim" Rodgers, 86, who died Aug. 10.