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• Commission questions Reynolds Ranch changes, delays vote

• Stuck in Lodi(s)

• Animal control finds owner of pit bull that attacked Lodi man and his cat

• Lodi Middle Bridge after-school program open for enrollment

• Regional Roundup

November 21st, 2009

• Logbook

• Holiday drive spreads cheer to U.S. troops

• Galt High students want board to approve open-campus policy

• Poisoning victims remain hospitalized

• Expert: Half a mushroom cap can be deadly

• Tokay grad files claim over Lodi's Grape Bowl

• Lodi Middle School holds annual Turkey Trot

• Regional Roundup

• No motive or suspect in shooting

• Sacramento cop arrested for alleged kidnapping

November 20th, 2009

• Acampo woman killed

• Salvation Army Kettle Kickoff

• Advocacy groups sue East Bay Municipal Utility District over Pardee expansion

• Regional Roundup

• Galt plans to help residents with energy-efficient projects

• Stable southeast of Lodi approved

• One year after a heart attack, Lodi's Judy Mims thanks rescuers

• National Guard troops return home in time for the holidays

• Real estate market gets on more solid ground

November 19th, 2009

• Operation: Christmas

• Logbook

• Suspect arrested after hiding in fridge

• Chase ends in crash

• Galt Joint Union High School Distric hires new superintendent

• Sales tax hike yields dividends: 5 new officers join Galt Police

• Lodi Unified School District board votes to cancel summer school for 2010

• Water surges in Mokelumne River yield more salmon

• Lodi City Council will consider redevelopment next June

• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22

• Corrections

November 18th, 2009

• Regional Roundup

• Paranormal group conducts second investigation of building

• Congress allocates money for local water projects

• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react

• Lodi man finds wife's ashes during police display of stolen property

• Galt City Council rejects study on rent stabilization

November 17th, 2009

• Paying tribute to a Lodian

• Lodi Budget and Finance Committee to look into ways to save money on employee benefits

• Regional Roundup

• Decision on summer school expected at tonight's Lodi Unified School District meeting

• Clements gets free water rescue boat

• Redevelopment to be discussed by Lodi City Council again

• Court reinstates death penalty for killer of Lodi grad

• Clarification

November 16th, 2009

• Correction

• Public Meetings

• City Council 'triple-dog dared' to ditch cars, use Lodi buses

• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi

• Lodi's First Sip event showcases area wineries' latest vintages

• Three members of Lodi-area family fall ill after eating poisonous mushrooms they reportedly found at Lodi Lake

• Regional Roundup

November 14th, 2009

• Galt school district narrows superintendent search to one

• Regional Roundup

• Despite budget cuts, some Lodi Unified School District salaries continue to rise

• Watchful neighbor in Lodi helped bust suspected burglars

• New Galt city manager juggles job, family

• Despite an increase in homeless students, school districts look to bolster enrollment, raise revenue

• A first look at 2009 vintages at Lodi's First Sip wine-tasting event

The following stories have received the most reader comments during the last 7 days.

• The country's mess is our fault (166)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (72)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (50)
• Public health care is a Christian option (33)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (18)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Logbook

Lodi Police Department

In the 48 hours since 10 a.m. Monday, the Lodi Police Department handled 295 calls for service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers.

Tuesday

Drunken Driver

1:18 a.m.: A drunken, speeding driver was arrested on southbound Highway 99 near Harney Lane.

Fight

8:51 a.m.: A female and a registered sex offender were fighting in the 600 block of North Sacramento Street.

Girl finds drugs

12:28 p.m.: A man's young daughter found what looked like a bag of drugs in the 2200 block of Scarborough Drive.

Juvenile Fight

5:19 p.m.: Two juveniles were fighting at Larson Elementary School, 2375 Giannoni Way and were separated by coaches.

Alcohol in a vehicle

6:36 p.m.: People were drinking inside a white four-door Ford sport-utility vehicle that headed east on Lodi Avenue near Washington Street.

Box cutter brandishing

6:37 p.m.: Earlier in the day, a male employee pulled a box cutter on another employee and then walked off the job at ArmorStruxx, 500 S. Beckman Road.

Stolen Truck

7:04 p.m.: A green Toyota pick-up truck was stolen near Elm and Garfield streets.

How to get your mother called

8:28 p.m.: A white truck with "smoke stacks" was following a silver Honda Accord on Lower Sacramento Road near Vine Street. They wound up heading east on Turner Road and south on Church Street. The truck's driver had obeyed traffic laws, so police only called his mother, who said she would deal with him.

Trash can thrower

8:36 p.m.: When a woman asked a man not to park in front of her house in the 1300 block of South School Street, he yelled at her and threw her trash cans.

Domestic Dispute

10:03 p.m.: A man threw a woman to the floor on North School Street. He said she hit him with a flashlight.

Monday

Child Abuse

11:34 a.m.: Someone was verbally abusing a child in the 800 block of South Fairmont Avenue.

Stolen Car

12:41 p.m.: A blue Honda Civic was stolen at Vintage West Apartments, 1826 S. Hutchins St.

Stolen, found iPod

1:10 p.m.: An iPod was stolen and recovered at Lodi High School, 3 S. Pacific Ave.

Drunk, in a bathing suit

1:36 p.m.: A woman in a black bathing suit had passed out in front of Starbucks. The 48-year-old was arrested for public intoxication.

Teen vs. mother

3:05 p.m.: After hitting her mother in the face, a teenage girl left the East Walnut Street home.

Wallet Theft

4:27 p.m.: Someone stole an employee's wallet at Lodi Memorial Hospital, 975 S. Fairmont Ave.

Near Tragedy

5:18 p.m.: A 1-year-old boy ran into the road and was almost hit by a car in the 900 block of South Hutchins Street. The male driver stopped and couldn't find any adults who should be taking care of the child.

Child abuse?

5:21 p.m.: A North Church Street woman locked her son in the closet.

Residential Burglary

5:49 p.m.: A home was burglarized in the 1800 block of Providence Way.

Stolen lawn angel

6:41 p.m.: Someone stole a cement angel off a lawn in the 600 block of Corfino Lane.

Tagging and trespassing

7:38 p.m.: Two people were trespassing on the railroad tracks and painting on a wall near Sacramento and Village streets.

Improperly used money

7:45 p.m.: A Mariposa Way woman gave her niece money to buy groceries, but the money wasn't used for that purpose: or returned.

Argument in the street

9 p.m.: Two females, one of whom was pregnant, were arguing in the middle of the road in front of Lodi High School, 3 S. Pacific Ave.

Females Fighting

9:33 p.m.: Two females were physically fighting in the 200 block of Mulberry Circle, and about 15 people were in the area.