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Logbook
Lodi Police Department
In the 48 hours after 10 a.m. Sunday, the Lodi Police Department handled 306 calls for service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers:
Tuesday
Gas Theft
5:50 a.m.: Someone siphoned gas in the 1800 block of Mimosa Drive.
Vehicle Theft
7:43 a.m.: A green 1991 two-door Acura Integra was stolen in the 500 block of East Oak Street.
Monday
Catalytic converters stolen
1:03 a.m.: A catalytic converter was stolen off a car in the 2300 block of Lanyard Way. Another one was discovered missing in the same block at 10:28 a.m.
Bush Fire
1:34 a.m.: Bushes accidentally caught on fire in the 500 block of North Loma Drive.
Fight, knife weilded
3:08 a.m.: Four males, one with a knife, were fighting in the 500 block of East Locust Street. One was injured and one, Demetrio Noveron, 35, was arrested.
House Fire
7:21 a.m.: A house caught fire in the 100 block of South Pleasant Avenue.
Stolen Vehicles
7:35 a.m.: A 1997 Chevrolet was stolen during the night at Cluff Avenue Mini Storage, 740 N. Cluff Ave.
7:42 a.m.: Someone stole a 1991 Chevrolet Silverado, which had no rims, in the 500 block of Park Street.
Dogs chasing bike
8:29 a.m.: Two aggressive dogs were chasing a bicyclist in an alley off Lockeford Street and Pleasant Avenue.
Drugs
9:39 a.m.: Someone had drugs at Stockton and Tokay streets.
More Drugs
11:35 a.m.: Two males were possibly dealing drugs and hiding behind a vehicle in the 200 block of Columbia Drive. Someone was arrested.
Not a piano theft
12 p.m.: A piano was stolen from a backyard in the 400 block of South Church Street. Officers soon learned that it was actually a not-so-heavy electronic keyboard, and that it had been taken from a garage.
Grand Theft
12:22 p.m.: Property valued at more than $400 was stolen from inside a vehicle in the 2300 block of Wintergreen Court.
Inappropriate Urination
2:08 p.m.: A man urinated on the south steps of the American Legion building, 300 N. Washington St. He was arrested for public intoxication.
Shoplifter
5:18 p.m.: Security detained a 25-year-old man for shoplifting at Big Kmart, 520 S. Cherokee Lane.
Domestic Violence
5:24 p.m.: Someone was arrested after a domestic fight in the 300 block of East Elm Street.
11:39 p.m.: A man was arrested after a domestic fight in the 1400 block of Mariposa Way.
Elder Abuse
7:04 p.m.: A man and an elderly man were fighting at Two Palms Trailer Park, 1651 S. Cherokee Lane. The elderly injured man declined medical treatment, and the 36-year-old suspect was arrested.
Looking for something?
8:45 p.m.: Two women were sticking their arms down a mail chute at the Post Office, 120 S. School St.
Man with gun
9:17 p.m.: A man loaded a shotgun and was then carrying it in an alley off the 400 block of South Washington Street.
Sidewalk Layers
10:40 p.m.: A boy and a girl had spent 30 minutes lying on a Plymouth Way sidewalk.
Drunken Driver
10:51 p.m.: After making an unsafe turn, a 64-year-old man was arrested for driving under the influence at Church Street and Lodi Avenue.
Sunday
Fumes
10:03 a.m.: Paint fumes were bothering a resident in the 400 block of East Tokay Street.
Lost Woman
12:42 p.m.: An elderly woman was confused and didn't know where she lived when she wound up at Geweke RV, 248 E. Kettleman Lane.
Hazardous Driver
1:22 p.m.: The driver's door of a Lincoln Towncar was open while the vehicle traveled near Holly and Sunset drives. The driver was talking on a cell phone while heading south.
Fight, of sorts
8:05 p.m.: A woman threatened and tried to hit another woman, with whom she had some kind of history, at Twin Arbors, 1900 S. Hutchins St.
Vehicle Theft
8:12 p.m.: Someone stole a blue 1989 Honda at Lakeshore Meadows, 2081 Sylvan Way.
Weapon
9:40 p.m.: A 24-year-old man had a weapon on Washington Street near Hale Park.
Drag Racing
9:54 p.m.: Cars were drag racing near Lilac Street and Inglewood Drive.
Man with drugs
11:34 p.m.: A man had drugs at Washington and Redwood streets.

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