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• Hansen elected as Lodi's mayor

• Lodi Unified taking a look at its needs

• Parade of Lights: Tonight at 6:17 in Downtown Lodi

• The assembly line

• New faces take over the San Joaquin Delta Citizens' Oversight Committee

• 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 (161)
• Obama is not a moderate (130)
• Sarah Palin's book hits the shelves: Locals react (70)
• Lodi City Council plans to cap number of taco trucks at 22 (48)
• The haves should help the have-nots (30)
• Public health care is a Christian option (29)
• Tokay in, traveling to unbeaten No. 3 Grant for football playoffs (25)
• Government-run health care is a bad idea (17)
• Young woman fatally shot at Acampo home (17)
• Sierra Adventure store to close after four years in Downtown Lodi (16)

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Lodi Police Department

In the 24 hours after 9 a.m. Tuesday, the Lodi Police Department handled 130 calls for service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers:

Wednesday

Fight Starter

12:06 a.m.: A 31-year-old man kicked down a door in the 1600 block of South Sacramento Street. He was starting a fight with a female, as was his mother.

Garage Burglary

12:53 a.m.: After burglarizing a garage in the 1800 block of Almondwood Place, the suspect was heard jumping over a fence.

Drunken Driver

2:08 a.m.: A drunken woman was trying to drive away from Sky's Bar, 116 W. Turner Road, in her gray car. She appeared to pass out inside the car, but then she drove east on Turner Road and turned on Sacramento Street. Police caught up and arrested the 22-year-old for drunken driving.

Truant Student

7:13 a.m.: Though she'd already missed a week of education, a South Hutchins Street girl was refusing to get up and go to school.

Suspicious tire-remover

7:57 a.m.: A man was taking tires off a vehicle that had been parked for weeks in the 500 block of Harold Street. Police had a warrant for his arrest.

Vehicle Theft

8:41 a.m.: Someone stole a black Honda Civic in the 300 block of Forrest Avenue.

Tuesday

Declined leaf raking offer

9:50 a.m.: A day earlier, a woman offered to rake leaves for a resident in the 400 block of Eureka Avenue. The resident declined. Now she was back, leaving items in his yard. Officers located and disposed of the unnamed items.

Forgery

11:16 a.m.: A man with braided hair was using a fake name to access an account with a fraud alert on it at Bank of America, 700 W. Kettleman Lane. The 22-year-old was arrested for forgery, using false ID and attempted theft, as well as having marijuana in a vehicle.

Cheapest meal in town?

12:22 p.m.: A woman left a total of $2 for her bill at Lodi Feed and Fuel, 27 W. Elm St., and even took the leftovers in a to-go box. The ponytailed woman headed west and was last seen crossing Church Street.

Uncooperative Witness

1:05 p.m.: A Crescent Avenue woman wanted to have a man arrested for violating his probation, based on a photo in her phone of the man with a drug pipe. The woman wouldn't give much information, began rambling about conspiracy theories and then cussed at the officer.

Trashed Apartment

1:23 p.m.: A man was trashing a home at Cambridge Place Apartments, 445 Almond Drive.

Stolen and found car

2:05 p.m.: Someone stole a patient's car at Lodi Memorial Hospital, 975 S. Fairmont Ave. At 7:38 a.m., security found the car back in the lot.

Drugs

4:57 p.m.: A 38-year-old man was arrested on a drug violation in the 500 block of West Oak Street.

Forgotten Child

6:43 p.m.: Family members forgot to pick up a mentally disabled student at Lodi High School, 3 S. Pacific Ave., after a field trip, and their Lockeford phone number was busy. Sheriff's deputies went to the home and found a grandparent, who picked up the child.

Unwanted sex offer

7:16 p.m.: A man asked a female to perform sex acts for money at Quik Stop, 1721 S. Cherokee Lane. When she refused, he threatened to assault her. The man, who wore a black hooded shirt and black pants, walked west on Almond Drive.

Neighbor Dispute

7:51 p.m.: Neighbors were yelling at each other from their doorsteps in the 2300 block of Oxford Way.

Drunken man, or not?

8:56 p.m.: A man was drinking excessively at Alebrijes restaurant, 1301 W. Lockeford St., and was possibly going to drive away with his 9-year-old daughter. Officers found nobody matching that description, and the last customer had left an hour earlier.

Grand theft of coins

9:10 p.m.: Coins valued at more than $400 were stolen from a safe on Rio Vista Drive.

Possible Gun

9:34 p.m.: One of three men in the roadway was possibly holding a gun in the 1200 block of South Stockton Street. All three soon left.