A Lodi man arrested for possession of an improvised explosive device and other hazardous materials appeared in San Joaquin Superior Court on Tuesday, where he was released on his own recognizance.

A Lodi man was arrested Sunday for possession of an improvised explosive devise, also known as an IED, and other dangerous materials.

The history of bomb squads in the U.S. dates back to World War II in the early 1940s. Early bomb squads had the responsibility of disarming unexploded military ordnance on the battlefields. In 1992, the Lodi Police Department developed the Bomb/Arson Unit to handle explosive devices and suspicious items.

President Obama's decision to send more troops into Afghanistan has a strong local angle, with the recent loss of local solider Kyle Coumas of Lockeford. He was killed in Afghanistan on Oct. 21 in the Kandahar Province by an IED (improvised explosive device.)

Whenever I attend a public function to represent the Lodi Police Bomb Squad, the most frequently asked question is, "Why do you do it?"

The war in Iraq has really hit home in Lodi.

(NAPSI)—Seven months after joining the Army, Sgt. Ryan McIntosh stepped on an improvised explosive device during a routine orchard-clearing mission in Afghanistan. He came home with a deeper commitment to the uniform, despite losing his right leg below the knee.

Painted the color of desert sand, the 40,000 pound behemoth sits silently.

As citizens of the United States, we should all take a moment today (Sept. 11) to remember the attacks of 2001 that killed so many of our fellow American citizens.

How many people can say of Afghanistan, "It's beautiful country; I'd love to get out there and just go camping"?

Greg and Lori Coumas have gone through more than their share of ups and downs since their 22-year-old son, Kyle, died last October in Afghanistan.

When third- and fourth-grade students from the Lodi Seventh-Day Adventist School started to sing the National Anthem, everyone stood up or stopped in the aisles to stand at attention saluting the flag.

Bruce C. Salazar Jr. moved to Tracy in 2005 as a step toward his lifelong goal to become a soldier.

Like every vet I've talked to, I was anguished and angered when nearly 100 Americans were blown up -- 18 of them dying in the blast -- by an infiltrated suicide bomber at lunch last week in a large mess tent in Mosul, Iraq.

Jeff Larson has ridden bicycles for most of his life, whether it's racing mountain bikes in the early 1980s or riding a tandem around Lodi with his wife.

A 22-year-old Lockeford man who was killed in action last year in Afghanistan will be honored with a special Medal of Valor from the Lodi Elks Lodge during a Memorial Day service on Monday in Woodbridge.

A Lockeford soldier died Wednesday in Afghanistan when his vehicle was attacked by an improvised explosive device.

Guess what, folks? As you were checking out the Easter bonnets, our warriors were still paying the ultimate price in Iraq. Yes, America, the war in Iraq is still on the boil. We're approaching 1,600 dead plus approximately 15,000 battle-wounded, along with thousands upon thousands of nonbattle casualties -- a deeply guarded Pentagon secret -- from accidents, sickness or stress disorders.

Staff Sgt. Guy Stanley Hagy Jr., was described as "a prototype modern American war hero" during his funeral Monday morning at Cherokee Memorial Park.

It is Christmas time once again - but it is also a wartime Christmas which means hundreds of thousands of young Americans are far from home serving their country and all too many of them are in harm's way.

Sept. 11 has altered Americans’ lives forever. But for mothers and fathers with children in the military, Sept. 11 has a more personal meaning.

When Chris Somera's neighbor tossed something in a trash bin at their apartment complex the other night, it wasn't anything out of the ordinary.