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• PCE vs. DBCP

• Getting the dirt on ... dirt

• Mike Pretz's last day is Thursday

• Locals weigh in on Democrats' exit exam proposal

• Boy shoots self with dad's gun, injures toe

• Regional Roundup

November 2nd, 2009

• Deputies name suspect in fatal Acampo shooting

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

• Regional Roundup

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

• 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

• Jason Behrmann is unanimously named Galt's city manager

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

• Regional Roundup

• 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

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

• Group investigates reports of haunting

October 31st, 2009

• Area schools have no plans of closing due to H1N1 virus

• Tokay High evacuation

• Gated communities in Lodi

• Finishing touches on Hill House replica

• Regional Roundup

• In remembrance of Kyle Coumas

• Lodi-area Halloween events

• City of Lodi settles case of mistaken identity

• Lodi a reflection of Halloween's retail emergence

• Izzy Laviola and Seth Siddle-Mitchell crowned Tokay homecoming queen and king

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

• Bible is entwined with American civic life (135)
• I predict: A conservative tide will rise in 2010 (63)
• David Diskin is first to give an invocation under new city of Lodi policy (60)
• The Treaty of Tripoli hoax (56)
• Universal health care solves big problems (42)
• Here's what my father knew about the assassination of JFK (35)
• Words from our forefathers (26)
• 27-year-old man shot to death Saturday night in front of Acampo home (18)
• Falcons trample over Galt's playoff hopes (17)
• Stuck in neutral? Hardly! (17)

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Lodi Police Department

In the 24 hours after 9 a.m. Thursday, the Lodi Police Department handled 178 calls for police and fire service. The following is a sample of calls received by dispatchers:

Thursday

Arguing + warrant = arrest

10:47 a.m. — A 33-year-old man was arguing with his stepmother and refusing to leave her North Washington Street home. He was arrested on a warrant.

Sleeping on the sidewalk

11:28 a.m. — A sleeping person was blocking the sidewalk at the main driveway to the Big Kmart shopping center, 520 S. Cherokee Lane.

Burglary

1:55 p.m. — A 36-year-old man was suspected of breaking into a residence and stealing a wallet at Palm Terrace Apartments, 420 N. Church St. Police arrested him in connection with the crime, as well as a drunken driving warrant.

Pallet Thief

3:08 p.m. — After stealing pallets at Food-4-Less, 2430 W. Kettleman

Lane, a suspect left in a white Ford Ranger.

Jumping Juveniles

3:26 p.m. — Juveniles were jumping from the train trestle into the Mokelumne River, as happens when school is out and weather is warm.

Burnt Food

4:17 p.m. — Someone left food cooking for too long on a stove at Oak Grove Apartments, 1121 Lloyd St. It burned and filled the apartment with smoke, but nothing caught fire.

Underage drinking probationers

4:17 p.m. — Young people were drinking alcohol at Palm Terrace Apartments, 420 N. Church St. Police arrested a 20-year-old and two 19-year-olds, all males, on suspicion of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, trespassing and being minors in possession of alcohol. They were all accused of violating their probation, too.

Cat in a tree

5:28 p.m. — A cat was in a tree in the 2900 block of Mosswood Drive. No firefighters or police officers were sent to the scene, since animals eventually come down from trees when they get hungry enough.

Naked Swimmers

5:46 p.m. — Three naked boys were swimming in the Mokelumne River behind River Garden Retirement Home, 311 W. Turner Road.

Sex in an alley, or not

6:15 p.m. — A female was possibly engaging in sexual activity in an alley off the 600 block of South Cherokee Lane. Police contacted the woman, who wasn't having sexual relations when they found her. She said she was just visiting a friend.

Drunken Gambler

10:36 p.m. — A drunken man was starting a fight and refusing to leave a table at Wine Country Cardroom, 1800 S. Cherokee Lane. He was arrested for public intoxication.

Found Vehicle

11:37 p.m. — The California Highway Patrol found a vehicle that had been stolen at Les Schwab Tire, 615 E. Lodi Ave.

Friday

DUI

1:58 a.m. — Police stopped a vehicle without headlights on at Orange and Pine streets, then arrested a 20-year-old for driving under the influence.

Swastikas

5:56 a.m. — Someone used blue masking tape to create swastikas on two cars, one in the 500 block of Calaveras Street and one in the 500 block of Sonora Avenue.

To see a map of crimes, go to www.lodinews.com/crime.