Wes Bowers

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Three men on trial for killing a San Joaquin County honor farm inmate in 2021 were found guilty this week. The San Joaquin County District Attorney’s Office announced that Joseph Corral, 25, Nathan Oliveridoan, 26 and Angelo Velasquez, 26, were all convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 49-year-old Armando Salgado on Thursday. Salgado was arrested by Stockton Police Department officers for two misdemeanor weapons warrants on June 23, 2021.

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The Department of Justice this week said a Lodi man was one of more than 200 arrested in a recent nationwide crackdown on child sexual abuse. The DOJ announced the results of Operation Restore Justice on Wednesday, where some 205 people were arrested and 113 children were rescued. The Lodi man, whose identity has not been released, allegedly used the Freenet network to share files of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of California said in a statement.

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Natalie Canicosa and her boyfriend Roman Portugal were not planning on going to Lodi Lake last Saturday, but since they did not have anything to do, they decided to rent kayaks and enjoy the warm weather. But during their excursion, someone began yelling at them, asking for help. The man, Canicosa said, was on the shoreline and asked the couple to check on his friend. “We were a little confused,” the 15-year-old said. “Here was this man yelling and asking strangers for help.

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James Lindsay told the Lodi City Council on Wednesday night that he was honored and excited to be able to serve the community. The Santa Clara County native was appointed acting city manager by a 4-1 vote, with Vice Mayor Ramon Yepez dissenting, and will start work immediately, staff said in a social media post after Wednesday’s meeting. “This is a great opportunity to be able to get to know the community, to be able to work with you all, work with staff and work with the community,” Lindsay said.

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The City of Lodi expects GrapeLine ridership to increase by 60,000 passenger trips in five years, a 25% increase over today’s numbers. Tahoe City-based LSC Transportation Consulting presented a draft Short Range Transit Plan to the Lodi City Council during a special Tuesday meeting, which contains an overview of existing GrapeLine services, transportation needs in the community and future operating plans over a five-year period, among other data.