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Comment on The “Other” Lodi Police Departments by Doug Chaney

Doug Chaney — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:32:53 +0000

How many officers does LPD have on the streets, not counting the desk sergeants and supervisory?

Comment on Tree Planting at DeBenedetti Park by Doug Chaney

Doug Chaney — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:43:03 +0000

I don’t understand why Tree Lodi continues to plant trees for the city of Lodi and LUSD while the city of Lodi is cutting down some forty Modesto ash trees and countless others around town because they lack the funds to care for those trees and have no city workers left to maintain these new trees. Who will care for them after three years? Tree Lodi should concentrate their endeavors on beautifying the eastside of Lodi and quit worrying about the parks, schools and the main routes to downtown Lodi, and let the city of Lodi take the financial burden and maintenance like they always used to.

Comment on Anatomy of a DUI Checkpoint by KS

KS — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:37:07 +0000

in my opinion, catching even one Drunk Driver and getting them off the streets is worth all the work. Random checkpoints can also be deterent for some who are afraid to drive drunk since they may go through one. MADD volunteers are at the checkpoint to provide educational material to the drivers who pass through. MADD probably would not be present to provide this material during a saturation.

Comment on Theft-Related Crimes by Christine

Christine — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:49:40 +0000

I agree that steps should be taken to protect us. I have never been in any trouble by the law, but I know of people who have and who haven’t. But I have seen first hand the treatment by the Lodi Police of released individuals, and I have to say that if someone is always being harrassed and told they are a criminal, their going to assume the role that is being pushed on them. Im not saying that its not their faults, but they did their time and shouldnt be a target for harrassment. The job is to protect an serve, not harrass and abuse the use of authority.

Comment on Anatomy of a DUI Checkpoint by Doug Chaney

Doug Chaney — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:26:49 +0000

I’ll be expecting to see some spiffy, new flatbed tow trucks for sale soon. Or maybe even some foreclosed on with the passage of AB353.

Comment on Anatomy of a DUI Checkpoint by LODI360 Editor

LODI360 Editor — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:38:07 +0000

Paula,

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Comment on Anatomy of a DUI Checkpoint by Paula

Paula — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:59:10 +0000

How do I get a copy of one of the pictures?

Comment on Anatomy of a DUI Checkpoint by Doug Chaney

Doug Chaney — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:58:57 +0000

Thank you for the direction flow of the checkpoints. I went through on my way to Hope Harbor and was one of the vehicles that was passed through. It sure looked to me like there were 4 or 5 times as many people working this checkpoint than needed. Why would they require such a large amount of people? I’ve been through many DUI checkpoints in my life and never seen close to this number. Some SoCal checkpoints are operated with 6-8 persons on staff. And when they stage at property that’s privately owend, such as Geweke’s 2 abandoned properties on Cherokee Lane, does LPD/COL pay to lease or rent this property also? And why would LPD/COL stage this checkpoint on the dirt lot? Just how much oil, transmission fluid, hydraulic oil, etc. was leaked from both the towed vehicles and the tow trucks? I thought there was an ordinance prohibiting these veehicles from parking in or on an ynimproved lot, such as dirt, even temporarily, except in an emergency?

Comment on Anatomy of a DUI Checkpoint by Doug Chaney

Doug Chaney — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:47:33 +0000

Among other questions that need to be addressed are: Just what do these owners of the tow companies pay the city of Lodi or LPD to participate in these checkpoints? How are the tow operators on site paid and by whom? Do they get paid overtime like LPD? How are the 30-day impound costs split between the entities? And, mainly, why aren’t the names and ages of both DUI/impaired, unlicensed and other offenders arrested at these checkpoints made public, especially on the LPD website? I’d think that MADD would be outraged that these checkpoints spend way too much time and effort on towing vehicles for minor misdemeanor traffic violations than on drunk and impaired drivers.

Comment on Anatomy of a DUI Checkpoint by LODI360 Editor

LODI360 Editor — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:58:11 +0000

At the beginning there were at least 11 tow trucks, but it thinned out later when it became obvious that traffic was fairly light and the new law was having an impact on the number of tows. I don’t know for sure, but it is reasonable to assume that many of the trucks staged themselves and responded as needed to other calls for service, while still supporting the Checkpoint. As to direction, eastbound drivers suspected of driving under the influence were directed into the dirt lot south of the Grape Festival. Westbound drivers hooked a right into the paved parking area in front of the Grape Festival entrance. This was a little unusual because on most streets they have to operate in only one direction at a time.