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Two shot at East Locust apartments

Men received minor injuries

By Ross Farrow
News-Sentinel Staff Writer
Monday, July 24, 2006 9:43 AM PDT

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In yet another case of violence in the 400 block of East Locust Street, two men were shot Friday night. Police said injuries were minor.

Uzair Muhammad, 36, and Azhar Khan, 29, both from Lodi, were shot with a shotgun after they got into an argument with several young Hispanic males, according to Lodi Police Sgt. Lance Hayden.

The incident was reported at 10:26 p.m. Friday at 408 E. Locust St., between Central Avenue and Garfield Street.

"We thought it was a double-homicide," said Locust Street resident David Nielsen, who has organized a group of concerned residents to fight the violence that plagues Locust Street.

"We were very upset," Nielsen said. "We were saying we were not moving quickly enough. This shooting is a perfect example of why we need to band together. This illustrates the point that there is regular violence and firearms being fired."

Nielsen said that 35 households between the 300 and 500 blocks of East Locust Street have banded together to work with the Lodi Police Department and seek legal recourse against apartment landlords for allowing the violence to continue.

More than 800 incidents from traffic stops to stabbings and shootings have taken place on Locust Street between Sacramento Street and Cherokee Lane, police said. One apartment complex alone had 42 calls for police service in the past year, police said.

Violence on East Locust Street has decreased in recent weeks since police have added patrol cars and officers to troubled Eastside areas. The extra patrol was on duty over the weekend, Hayden said.

Spilios Aliferis, who lives in the 500 block of East Locust Street, said his block is peaceful and has some very nice people living there, but the 400 block has a lot of apartment dwellers causing problems.

Many people visit the neighborhood and ask residents to let them sleep in their residence for the night in exchange for cash, Aliferis said.

"The landlords should pay attention to how many people go in and out of the apartments," he added.

Aliferis, who has lived in the area for 23 or 24 years, said it isn't too violent on Locust Street as long as you leave people there alone.

"You give them no problems, they'll give you no problems," Aliferis said. "There are generally nice people around here."

At least a dozen people on Locust Street and at nearby Hale Park said they don't speak English when asked their reaction to Friday's shooting. One woman in the 500 block of East Locust said she had no comment and that any comment from the neighborhood would have to come from Nielsen.

Contact reporter Ross Farrow at rossf@lodinews.com.

First published: Monday, July 24, 2006

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Lodi wrote on Aug 2, 2006 8:09 PM:

" Oh great, now South Hayward thinks he's Vanilla Ice. "

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booya south hayward wrote on Aug 2, 2006 5:19 PM:

" word to your mother "

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eyes rolling wrote on Aug 2, 2006 5:17 PM:

" what the f@#$% is south hayward talkin about is there something wrong whith you or are you supposed to be a rap star or something i cant wait until this retarded athletic wear sporting generation grows up and something new comes in style this junk is getting old "

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Lodi wrote on Aug 2, 2006 12:33 PM:

" I just wish people like South Hayward would post something intelligent, spell correctly, and not talk like he/she supports criminals. If you ask me, he knows a little too much. "

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Caspian wrote on Aug 2, 2006 6:36 AM:

" Lodigeezer, it is a done deal with or without Blue Shield. There is alway the bad with the good. Mentalities migrate with the people. Please, take the time and visit Elk Grove. "

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SOUTH HAYWARD wrote on Aug 1, 2006 6:56 PM:

" SOUTH HAYWARD EAST BAY YEA BAY 209 WOULDNT BE NOTIN WIT OUT THE BAY MOST OF THE CRIME IS COMMITED BY FORMER BAYAREA RESIDENTS BELIEVE THAT SO WEN SOME ONE THROWS UP THE BAY AREA TAKE IT SERIOUS THAT COULD BE YO LIFE 510 SOUTH HAYWARD 510 ITS TAKIN OVA THE 510 "

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lodigeezer wrote on Aug 1, 2006 10:33 AM:

" Caspian....I can assure you, without Blue Shield there is no project, period. Lodi CC wants to retain Blue Shield jobs. They have no interest in just approving a subdivision. And, I certainly don't agree that Blue Shield will bring a flood of "bad" people from the East Bay. "

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Mother wrote on Aug 1, 2006 7:51 AM:

" I have little one's I don't want my name in the paper and D.Neilson is better to represent my family. I live in gang TERROR area why draw attention to my family by putting my name in the paper???? "

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OTH wrote on Jul 29, 2006 2:01 PM:

" Glad you have a lawyer David. No they won't publicly support you they want that area gone. I am sorry this is happening to you, but welcome to Lodi politics. Didn't know people could talk out of so many sides of their mouth did you? "

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D. Nielsen wrote on Jul 29, 2006 1:13 PM:

" Neighbors and I are building legal case against the Landlords. We now have a Lawyer. Landlords are not keeping their promises. Many in the City privately support but publically DO NOT. The Talk is CHEAP. "

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OTH wrote on Jul 29, 2006 11:04 AM:

" The ones that harbor gangbangers should be thrown out altogether. Maybe it would send a message to the rest. "

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OTH wrote on Jul 29, 2006 11:02 AM:

" D. NIELSEN....Is the cities help slow or non existent? For those of you who tell people to move, have you looked at rents in the paper lately? Lodi is is not a cheap place to live and finding an appt isn't all that easy. "

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soi wrote on Jul 29, 2006 9:16 AM:

" give all the gang bangers real guns and let them have a free pass to the new paint ball park that way they wont kill the innocent and can fulfill their death wishes "

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D. Nielsen wrote on Jul 29, 2006 2:07 AM:

" It is easy to sit and judge. Get involved and PUSH the City. BTW we need John Johnson and Jane Lea to get on the CC. Things have got to change. Gunshots are Unacceptable!! "

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D. Nielsen wrote on Jul 29, 2006 2:04 AM:

" One neighbor with 3 kids is selling and moving. This is a hard area and we need your help. The Churches WON'T help, the City is slow, and I held back rent to pay for paint and soccer goals for Hale Park. "

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D. Nielsen wrote on Jul 29, 2006 1:59 AM:

" NEWTOLODI- The neighbor declined comment for fear of retaliation. I have made myself a target- So the neighbors with kids don't have to. If you have doubts feel free to come to my door at 436 E. Locust and I will introduce you around. "

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P.S. wrote on Jul 28, 2006 9:51 PM:

" I do not know T&C (who made the original comment re downtown cops) but he/she is usually right on with their comments. "

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to downtown girl wrote on Jul 28, 2006 9:49 PM:

" Regarding your 7/24 comment - I just saw one of the bicycle cops within the past week at Church & Pine. They ARE still working downtown. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 28, 2006 9:01 PM:

" Lodigeezer, I’m making reference to the new developments that are springing up like weeds and what they bring with them in the form of the inhabitants. The Blue Shield project is just a project/development…similar to those in Elk Grove. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 28, 2006 9:00 PM:

" Lodigeezer, the housing development in the Blue Shield area will be built with or without Blue Shield. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 28, 2006 8:59 PM:

" Lodigeezer, Most of the people moving to this area are from the Bay Area. Those of us that work in Elk Grove call it the East-East Bay, or East Oakland. Whom do you think is going to be moving into the new developments around Lodi "

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Richard McIntyre wrote on Jul 28, 2006 6:08 PM:

" With limited understanding about their purpose in life what else do you expect from our youth who live in a society where violence is promoted. From the television to video games, the indoctrination these kids go through leaves them unable to distinguish between reality and fantasy. "

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NewToLodi wrote on Jul 28, 2006 8:47 AM:

" I just hope the complaint form Mr. Neilsen has on his web page doesn't result in retaliatin and more violence. he can do the record keeping for the cops, and a list of bad guys for himself. "

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NewToLodi wrote on Jul 28, 2006 8:36 AM:

" I find it really interesting how these "community group" folks tell reporter only Mr Nielsen can answer a question. Hasn't he been in the Stockton Record as well? Sounds like somebody's getting too "famous" for his own good. Let's hear what those other people have to say! "

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TO GUERRA wrote on Jul 28, 2006 12:54 AM:

" MUSLIMS ARE PEOPLE, THERE IS 1.6 BILLION MUSLIMS LIVIN ON THIS EARTH ITS A RELIGON OF PEACE BEING IGNORANT AND BELEIVING EVERYTHING IN THE MEDIA HAS BRAIN WASHED U AND IT SHOWS BY YOUR IGNORANCE. BECAUSE THEY DIDNT DIE IN THE FIRST PLACE "

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lodigeezer wrote on Jul 27, 2006 4:21 PM:

" caspian...Pay attention. No Blue Shield, no Reynolds Ranch Project. A little over the top to mention Elk Grove crime and Blue Shield. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 27, 2006 1:40 PM:

" Lodigeezer, the newer developments are bringing a different mentality/element; the Elk Grove PD will verify my claim. If you truly are a Geezer, you know the present mentality is different from the mentality of your generation—The Greatest Generation Ever. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 27, 2006 1:39 PM:

" Lodigeezer, Blue Shield: There isn’t even a letter of intent between the city and Blue Shield. Developers will want Locust Street when they can buy property at the condemned value (Redevelopment). "

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stupid lns wrote on Jul 27, 2006 11:06 AM:

" this story still does not say why the 2 men got shot and what they where actually doing. messing around with 2 of these muslim men will get the hispanics in deep sh%t. Its obvious it was not gang related so let it be. "

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Look If You Don't Like wrote on Jul 27, 2006 8:38 AM:

" Look I see how much this bothers everyone, but do something about it if you don't think it is safe? then MOVE! gosh is you don't want your family to live in that situation MOVE! If you son't think its safe MOVE! I f you can't then LIFE SUCKS! right? "

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To Wrong Direction wrote on Jul 27, 2006 8:34 AM:

" From Landlords in Jail That is what Iam saying you idiet! Learn how to read and comperhend. It is the LPD what don't u understand? "

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huh wrote on Jul 27, 2006 8:17 AM:

" to: man in lodi... tu eres asco! (look it up) "

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Doubt wrote on Jul 26, 2006 11:27 PM:

" ahhh --- ok to deport Guerra...appears to be a racist..." Every body should be happy. They just did every body a favor." What up with that. Stop the Hate "

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doubt wrote on Jul 26, 2006 11:23 PM:

" "First deport all the Mexican-Americans, then the Asian –Am., next African-Am, then the Italians, there a bit on the dark side, Middle easterners of course, of course the Germans, how about the French next, right after the Spaniards…oh don’t forget the Irish and Scotts….united we stand baby…stop the hate!" "

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TO:Guerra wrote on Jul 26, 2006 11:15 PM:

" You maybe know how to spell but you sure dont know how to read and comprehend "

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TO:Guerra wrote on Jul 26, 2006 11:15 PM:

" What do u mean some hispanic guys killed 2 muslims they didnt die and how did they do everyone a favor just cuz there isnt any muslims writing feedbacks on LNS doesnt mean u can take advantage of it and write negative about them "

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Chill wrote on Jul 26, 2006 10:07 PM:

" Yo Yo Yo chill. Aint no prob. "

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I wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:55 PM:

" LOL! "

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Guerra wrote on Jul 26, 2006 6:29 PM:

" I'm hispanic but I can spell. This stuff is way over the top. Some hispanic guys killed 2 muslims. No problem. Every body should be happy. They just did every body a favor. "

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miguel wrote on Jul 26, 2006 3:23 PM:

" just coz sum one is mexican dont mean thay dont beelong hear. i was borned hear. "

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Illegals hide out in crappy apartments! wrote on Jul 26, 2006 3:09 PM:

" Yes, they should just condemn the East Side Locust Street Apartements. Besides, that's where many illegals are most likely hiding, since they can't afford to live elsewhere. Kick them out, then catch them, and deport them. Problem resolved. "

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lodigeezer wrote on Jul 26, 2006 3:03 PM:

" Caspian...Reynolds Ranch is going to bring a more dangerous element?? Maybe all of those Blue Shield employees will be breaking into homes, shooting people, having gang fights, or God only knows what else. What developer has been beating down the City's door for Locust Street. Give me a break. "

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2XLT wrote on Jul 26, 2006 12:07 PM:

" It seems bad to bag on the cops, but my experience with them is they get there in their sweet time (an hour or more if they come at all) when I've called them for disruptions at the park. "

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GREAT SOLUTION wrote on Jul 26, 2006 10:10 AM:

" 1st off....SHUT DOWN HALE PARK! alot of the problems will subside, guaranteed! "

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Neighbor Friendly wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:53 AM:

" The Police cannot do it all. We all need to be responsible and do our part. Neighbor hood watch, reporting unusual actives, etc. People open your eyes and get involved. The number is 209.333.6771 Crime Stoppers. "

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Neighbor Friendly wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:52 AM:

" The Police cannot do it all. We all need to be responsible and do our part. Neighbor hood watch, reporting unusual actives, etc. People open your eyes and get involved. The number is 209.3336771 Crime Stoppers. "

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ResidentofLocuststreet wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:21 AM:

" This town is too small to be over taken by gangs. If the City really wanted it could put pressure on the LPD to CLEAN IT UP! I guess this town is the arm pit of America as outsiders say! "

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ResidentofLocuststreet wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:21 AM:

" Yes Lodi may be a cute little town but, The City, LPD, CC don't take care of their own residents and insure their safety. "

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ResidentofLocuststreet wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:18 AM:

" Why punish and lump the whole problem with just one street......the problems go all the way to Hilborn. (Gang problems) LPD Gang task force needs to beef up and stop saying Oh we can't do anything! "

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ResidentofLocuststreet wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:16 AM:

" Look there is only 2 parts of East Locust that are trouble area's. The 400 block and Hale Park. The rest have wonderful homeowners that take pride in their homes. The city needs to crack down on these Landlords. "

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OTH wrote on Jul 26, 2006 7:15 AM:

" LodiNative and others like him are suffering from craniorectumitis. They can't see or they have a stake in what's going to happen. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 26, 2006 6:26 AM:

" LodiNative, the Lodi PD only patrols assigned areas. The Eastside was targeted for Redevelopment 2/3 years ago with the intentions of cleaning up the area. The Reynolds Ranch and Westside developments are going to bring a more dangerous ‘element’ than what is living on the Eastside presently "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 26, 2006 6:26 AM:

" Lodi will soon experience the Elk Grove-effect. The blueprint is only a drive away to Stockton or Elk Grove. Additionally, our PD is doing a great job, and has some of the finest officers available. I say cut them lose and let them do their job. "

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LodiNative wrote on Jul 25, 2006 6:21 PM:

" Let's see. This must be the CC's fault, a greedy developers fault, PD's fault. How about the property owner's fault? Landlord/mgmt is responsible for maintaining property, evictions, etc. Greedy developer wants that street? Give me a break. It must be a conspiracy to take over the block..oooooooooooo "

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was up wrote on Jul 25, 2006 3:04 PM:

" and its not south central L.A. over there this is lodi people calm down vatos kill each other in lodi once every 2 years about, but whites go crazy and kill there whole family our gangs in lodi are wantabees "

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was up wrote on Jul 25, 2006 2:55 PM:

" not enough patrols have u seen the eastside? a cop passes every 5 minintes at least "

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Neighbor Friendly wrote on Jul 25, 2006 2:48 PM:

" You can increase patrol, but that will not stop the crime. People need to get involved, know your neighbors. The police cannot be everywhere all of the time. Lodi PD is doing a great job. "

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Wrong Direction wrote on Jul 25, 2006 1:50 PM:

" I am not bashing the Lodi PD. They have reduced crime when they put forth the effort in that area of town. There is an ongoing problem, so I'm just asking why they don't increase the patrols. "

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Wrong Direction wrote on Jul 25, 2006 1:48 PM:

" To "Hello" - I agree, in principle, with you. However, the East Locust Street are has experienced significant levels of crime. It seems far more important to have a police presence in the East Locust Street area as opposed to numerous patrol cars in the west side area. "

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Hello! wrote on Jul 25, 2006 1:33 PM:

" LPD is not only in charge of patroling the "East Side" there are other parts of lodi too! They cant just focus on one area, there are other calls they need to respond too! There is only so much they can do, and in my opinion they are doing great! "

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Wrong Direction wrote on Jul 25, 2006 1:01 PM:

" How about pulling just one patrol car off the west side and have it patrol the immediate area in the 400 block of Locust? Gee, too much work, huh? They would rather do that once a month and play it up in the paper. "

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Wrong Direction wrote on Jul 25, 2006 12:59 PM:

" I am sure the police response will be they lack funds and officers. My response is, then why don't you utilize what you have in the high crime areas, such as this. The City can also enforce codes that will push the current owners to perform. "

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Wrong Direction wrote on Jul 25, 2006 12:57 PM:

" You are throwing blame in the wrong direction. The police are hired to enforce the laws. They simply are not placing enough patrols in that area. Simple as that. It's been said before, when they patrol there, crime goes down. "

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part3 land lords go to jail wrote on Jul 25, 2006 11:25 AM:

" Property fees are growing. take the land away from them they are allowing the eastside to go to wast. If these"MEXICANS" have somwhere to live they will proceed to live there, if they don't they will more than likely leave. "

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Landlords in Jail 2 wrote on Jul 25, 2006 11:22 AM:

" So sh** if those people are being allowed to live there would u move in? (yes it is not that great of an area)but if you have no other choice, are the landlords suppost to have a background check? Is it there fault that they live in the eastside? "

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Should they put Landlords in Jail? wrote on Jul 25, 2006 11:19 AM:

" Why are the landlord allowing these people to live there. At this moment Iam tying to get my own place(Iam a Mexican 18years and have a great job thank you) and it is not that easy I am learnig. "

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Joe Baranas wrote on Jul 25, 2006 10:33 AM:

" They are definitely doing the work Americans won't do. Remember, apartment owners have few rights. Our laws completely favor renters. "

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Confused!!! wrote on Jul 25, 2006 10:31 AM:

" What was the point of the last article about the people not being able to speak english when asked about their opinion? That is totally un-necessary! "

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OTH wrote on Jul 25, 2006 7:45 AM:

" If not, they should be jailed if caught engaging in criminal activity. If you cut the head off of a snake, it dies. If you jail or deport enough of them so they see you are serious the problem might go away, "

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OTH wrote on Jul 25, 2006 7:43 AM:

" ra....Does it make any difference where they come from? The are engaged in criminal activity and should be put put of business. If they are illegal they should be deported. "

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ra wrote on Jul 25, 2006 7:02 AM:

" Why aren't we blaming the gangs and asking where are they from, and why are they here? "

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OTH wrote on Jul 24, 2006 8:31 PM:

" Caspian....The neglect started before this city council. You have to go back to some previous CC's to share the blame. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 24, 2006 7:13 PM:

" The problems on the Eastside are not entirely due to remiss property owners; four submissive city council members and a conspiring city manager, are at fault as well. Their obedience lies with their desires (and to developers) to support their position for a redevelopment agency. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 24, 2006 7:13 PM:

" campaign slogan for redevelopment will be, “we can rid the city of gangs and rundown properties with a redevelopment agency.” Of course, they will take possession of the properties (using eminent domain) and then sell them to their developer friends, whom will make a fortune. "

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Caspian wrote on Jul 24, 2006 7:10 PM:

" How sad, with the background of our city council, we have gangs, code violations, and ghetto conditions. Watch which CC incumbent receives developers’ contributions and you will know who is behind the movement to take possession of personal property using a redevelopment agency and eminent domain. "

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OTH wrote on Jul 24, 2006 7:01 PM:

" REDNECK,,,,Haven't seen you post an opinion or reality. You just enjoy trashing people. Have at it. "

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REDNECK wrote on Jul 24, 2006 5:19 PM:

" THIS IS FUNNY WHEN THE CC "butt kissers" are pushing the lack of knowledge onto four bloggers who are merely expressing their OPINIONS! Just like a CC meeting. Shut up and sit down. LOL "

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Sue Each Of These Landlords! wrote on Jul 24, 2006 3:57 PM:

" Connor v. Reinhard, 847 F. 2d 384, 387 (7th Cir. 19__), Cert. Denied, 488 U.S. 856 (1988). So...under this federal case ruling the managers are also subject to civil suit. U.S. District Court is walking distance from San Francisco greyhound bus station. "

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Sue Each Of These Landlords wrote on Jul 24, 2006 3:55 PM:

" A Defendant may be held liable if the Defendant set into motion a series of events that she knew or reasonably should have known would cause Constitutional violations, even if other's performed the violation". Case law is shown in next post! "

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Anyone Can Sue Each Of These Landlords! wrote on Jul 24, 2006 3:52 PM:

" You can file a Civil Suit against each of the 4 main landlords in U.S. District Court! See this case law I am showing you in the next post! Once you read and understand that law, QUIT COMPLAINING and SUE THEM! "

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lodilover wrote on Jul 24, 2006 3:46 PM:

" folks living on locust are just fine, the article does not elaborte as to why the argument took place, etc... "

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OTH wrote on Jul 24, 2006 2:48 PM:

" My my we seem to have several CC butt kissers on here today. "

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OTH wrote on Jul 24, 2006 2:37 PM:

" Don't tell builder that. "

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I can't believe it wrote on Jul 24, 2006 2:22 PM:

" kv and all your buds; what do you think about condemning the property on Locust. Sounds like redevelopment to me. "

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reality wrote on Jul 24, 2006 2:21 PM:

" i think i'm goingto have to lump oyu in with T&C and OTH. the heat has sapped your brains "

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I can't believe it wrote on Jul 24, 2006 2:20 PM:

" kv, oth, and T&C; why don't you run for council. of course you can solve all of the city's problems overnight. lmao "

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I can't believe it wrote on Jul 24, 2006 2:18 PM:

" kv you have a screw loose. How does the fact there is a shooting behind Joanne Mounce's home indicate the cc does not give a crap about what she thinks. you are as bad as OTH and T&C; your only solution is to blame the council. "

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OTH wrote on Jul 24, 2006 1:37 PM:

" Builder.....If you think that area is not going to be redeveloped you sadly mistaken. It coming sooner or later and my guess is sooner. "

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kv wrote on Jul 24, 2006 12:21 PM:

" Doesn't Mounce live right behind this property? Another indication the cc doesn't give a crap about what she thinks. "

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kv wrote on Jul 24, 2006 12:20 PM:

" 408 E Locust should simply be condemned. NO ONE should be allowed to live in such substandard housing. We need to hold this slumlord accountable and I hope the neighbors sue the crap out of the people who own this property. "

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kv wrote on Jul 24, 2006 12:18 PM:

" But, back to the story. Mr. Nielson is doing an amazing job. The biggest problem is the city doesn't have enough manpower to attack these slum lords. "

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kv wrote on Jul 24, 2006 12:16 PM:

" I don't blame the developer for sprawl. I blame the cities that approve it. Goes back to the old story about the frog and the alligator. "

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Builder wrote on Jul 24, 2006 11:56 AM:

" I wondered when it would finally be blamed on the developers. You argument is tiring OTH. Is there anything you don't blame on developers? "

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reality wrote on Jul 24, 2006 11:32 AM:

" OTH you're as dumb as T&C "

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OTH wrote on Jul 24, 2006 11:12 AM:

" The city has no intention of cleaning this up. When it gets bad enough their redeveloper buddies will move in and it will be leveled. Until then I pray for those people. "

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Dr. Ferdinand Rios wrote on Jul 24, 2006 11:01 AM:

" Yeah T&C Does That Alot "

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to naive lodians wrote on Jul 24, 2006 10:48 AM:

" This city has created its own rats nest and it's spreading as far as the 400 block of lockeford ave. The city has to clean it up or stew in it. That means PERMANENT patrols. Those officers should be patrolling, not supervisory. "

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downtown girl wrote on Jul 24, 2006 10:41 AM:

" T&C...there arent two bike cops downtown, where have you been? "

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I can't believe it wrote on Jul 24, 2006 10:22 AM:

" T 7 C spouts off on any and everything. Most of the time with half the facts. "

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I can't believe it wrote on Jul 24, 2006 10:20 AM:

" Now it is the police departments fault these shooting occur. Me, what is your point? What does Umer Hayat have to do with this shooting. It was not the Police who went after Hayat. "

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reality wrote on Jul 24, 2006 10:18 AM:

" once again T&C spouts off with no data to back him up. what to the crime reports indicate? how much is spreading west? be specific! "

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T & C wrote on Jul 24, 2006 9:55 AM:

" Those two "downtown" bike officers need to do their beat there instead of socializing downtown and hunting winos in the parking structure. It's more than just Locust street, believe me. It keeps moving west. "

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another thing wrote on Jul 24, 2006 9:36 AM:

" One thing I am amazed at is how slow the LPD takes to respond to incidents! we called about a gang fight and an officer didnt show up for at least 30-35min the guys were long gone! way to go! "

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ehem.. wrote on Jul 24, 2006 9:34 AM:

" It's all fine and dandy what David is doing but it isnt going to help, the landlords dont care cause who else would rent those nasty apts and the violence will continue. The first great step in clean-up would be for Lodi to shut down Hale Park..duh! "

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D. Nielsen wrote on Jul 24, 2006 9:09 AM:

" City of Lodi and Code Enforcement is not moving fast enough on Landlords. This violence occurred behind the worst property. Landlord response is Poor. We MUST SUE! Cops are doing a great job. THIS IS NOT ABOUT RACE! www.seelodi.com "

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TO: I Agree wrote on Jul 24, 2006 9:08 AM:

" Nice use of proper grammar. Please use spell check next time. You sound uneducated "

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Yes there are wrote on Jul 24, 2006 9:02 AM:

" There currently are and were terrorists in Lodi. Trust me...the FBI is still watching and waiting. "

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I agree2 wrote on Jul 24, 2006 8:47 AM:

" So that Lodians forget that there was not terrist in Lodi. The funny thing is that nobody notices that now. Do you think that Umer Hyats family forgot like everyone else did? NO they strugel w/ it evey singel day. "

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I agree . wrote on Jul 24, 2006 8:39 AM:

" All these problems in the Eastside and now they want to take care of it right?The only reason its a problem now is because the Police was mistaken about Umer Hayat and they are trying to "take care of Eastside" "

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Me wrote on Jul 24, 2006 8:26 AM:

" So lets get this straight. The shooting occured while there was extra patrol on duty? Way to go LPD..."Lets Hear It For The Boys" "

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