" cogito, you forgot Galt's sherrif Andy and deputy Barney! LOL "

" I got them all. What do I win? "

" Over the years I've had many friends who've become LPD, and met many men and women who are LPD. They are, without exception, some of the finest people I've had the honor to know. Lodi is very blessed by the professionalism and humanity they have in a Police Department. Thanks Garold, Jim, Terry, Chuck, Rick, Reba, and anyone else I may be forgetting. "

" Dragonfaire,

For the most part I will agree with you statement. The LPD is professional and does provide good service for the citizens of Lodi. I do question what Helicopter assults, armored cars, SWAT teams and other things policing has morphed into, have to do with policing in Lodi. It is a tired argument, but how close is the US to becoming a police state? "

" Response to T Jefferson:

Fortunately the officers and staff at the Lodi Police Department exemplify members of the most well run metro police force I have ever had the privelege of being served by. Try living in a rural area, or large city and hope that someone shows up when you need them.

Lodi has always been led by Commanders that actually care about the public. It's an awful job, heartwrenching, gut turning, and dangerous work. If you walked a mile in their shoes, you would know what I mean. I am not an officer, just a member of the public who appreciates LPD. "

" Fortunately or unfortunatly, depending on where you come from, a lot of the police these days think they are living in an episode of one of these shows. What ever happened to reasonable policing, oh thats right it was replaces with SWAT, machine guns, communitiy oriented policing and everyone is guilty until proven innocent. Someday it will change, but I fear it will only get worse before it will get better. "