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• Lodi Police Cadets helping with problem of vacant homes

• Hey brother, can you spare a satellite campus?

• A favored oak is gone, and some wonder: Who is responsible for upkeep along Lodi railroad tracks?

• Regional Roundup

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

November 8th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 7th, 2009

• Lodi High graduate was at Fort Hood

• Lining up for flu shots in Lodi

• Tour packs buses as birdwatchers admire Sandhill cranes

• City of Lodi staff looking into possibility of limiting number of taco trucks

• Daytime thieves targeting Lodi homes

• Lodi High School rally featured on 'Good Day Sacramento'

• Out of control

• Homicide suspect Anthony Hubbard arraigned

• Regional Roundup

• New Lodi Memorial rule to combat spread of H1N1: Visitors must be older than 16

November 6th, 2009

• Short sales make up nearly half of Lodi market

• Regional Roundup

• Lodi man accused of smuggling drugs, weapons for inmates at state prison

• 'I-5 Strangler' sentenced to 6 terms of life

• Jury convicts Acampo man of torture, assault of his girlfriend

• Young girl is 200,000th person to assemble AIDS, HIV care kit

• Woman in wheelchair struck by car

November 5th, 2009

• A lower Lodi Lake

• Streetside scarecrows

• San Joaquin County considers moratorium on new Williamson Act contracts

• Speakers address Lodi Unified School District budget shortfalls, plea to keep programs

• Armed robbers still targeting Lodi shops

• Regional Roundup

• California voters have final say over $11 billion water bond

• Weekend bus service to continue until Lodi City Council makes decision

• Paul Tebbel shines spotlight on sandhill cranes

• Your complete guide to Sandhill Crane Festival

• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy

• Man wanted in Acampo homicide gives up to San Joaquin County Sheriff's detectives

November 4th, 2009

• Candle fire

• Rep. Jerry McNerney sets telephone town hall for Thursday

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

• Regional Roundup

• Galt City Council argues over ordinance hiring residents

• San Joaquin County sues state over prison hospital planned for Stockton

• Big win for Allen Baroni in reclamation election

• California sends Democratic loyalist John Garamendi to Congress

• Bicycling father raising awareness of teen suicide

• Lodi City Council weighs raising fares to restore some bus service

November 3rd, 2009

• 500 attend service for Kyle Coumas

• Correction

• Galt considers ordinance that would require city contractors to hire locally

• Regional Roundup

• Have you seen a missing guide dog puppy in Lodi?

• Galt man dies after weekend Highway 12 crash

• Jason Behrmann is top candidate for Galt city manager

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

• Clarification

November 2nd, 2009

• Downtown Lodi trick or treat

• Public Meetings

• Correction

• Kyle Coumas funeral today

• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home

• Regional Roundup

• Group investigates reports of haunting

• Sandhill Cranes Festival comes to Lodi next weekend

• Lamborghini lovers gather for show, fine wine, luncheon in Woodbridge

• Lodi's 'Biggest Loser' Christy Richesin runs 5K Halloween race

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Regional Roundup

Credit card fraud suspect arrested again

A Lodi man who was convicted of using a homicide victim's credit card within hours of his death is back in jail, this time accused of check fraud.

Robert Collins, 34, was arrested late Thursday night at Wal-Mart, 2350 W. Kettleman Lane, when a clerk double-checked a payroll check he was cashing, Lodi police said.

Collins allegedly said the $326 check from Roundhouse Tavern was a paycheck, Capt. Gary Benincasa said after reviewing a report on the incident. The Wal-Mart employee called the Lodi bar to confirm it, and was told that Collins was not an employee and that the check was bogus.

Police arrested Collins around 11:45 p.m., and he was arraigned in court Friday on several other cases, including violating his probation.

Collins pleaded guilty in June to using homicide victim Neal Singer's credit card in March. He was sentenced to two months in jail and was released from custody before a July hearing for the murder suspect, Juan Velazquez.

The defense had subpoenaed Collins to testify at that hearing, and a judge issued a $50,000 arrest warrant when he did not appear.

Collins, who was on probation for the credit card fraud conviction, is also jailed on other previous probation violations, including domestic battery, drug and vehicle charges.

Elkhorn Elementary bus decision set for Monday

Parents will have to wait until Monday to find out whether bus service from Elkhorn Elementary School will continue, said Barbara Johnston, assistant superintendent of secondary education.

She said the district was collecting information and presumably money regarding the proposed pay-to-ride system through Friday. A meeting with Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer is set for Monday when a final decision is expected, Johnston said.

The school board already voted in June to cancel service altogether unless it could pay for itself. After a meeting with parents, a reduced plan providing service only after school was unveiled, but 200 paying riders were required to break even for the cost of gas and drivers.

As of Tuesday, only 59 had signed up. Current figures were unavailable Friday.

Galt elementary students return to school Monday

Both parents and students in the Galt Joint Union School District will be busy during the start of this school year. In addition to Monday's first day of school, two campuses are holding back-to-school nights this week, and a school board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday.

McCaffrey Elementary's back-to-school night is scheduled for 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday. The campus is located at 997 Park Terrace Dr.

River Oaks is holding its back-to-school night Thursday, from 6-6:30 p.m. The school is located at 905 Vintage Oak Ave.

For more information, call the district office at 744-4545.