Armed man tells Lodi Police he committed homicide
LODI — At 6:18 p.m. on Thursday, the Lodi Police Department received a call from Joseph Oaks, 25, who wanted to turn himself in for a homicide, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
Oaks told dispatchers that he was armed with multiple weapons and wanted to be shot by the police.
Officers responded to the 400 block of Hilborn Street, where Oaks again told officers that he was armed and wanted to be shot. He reportedly exited his house carrying a large, sharpened sai knife.
Officers shot Oaks with several beanbag rounds before he surrendered and was taken into custody.
After receiving medical treatment for minor injuries sustained from the bean bag rounds, Oaks was booked into the LPD jail for a warrant, resisting arrest, battery on an officer, brandishing a weapon and public intoxication.
Officers later determined that Oaks did not commit a homicide, but claimed he did to get officers to respond to his house, police said.
Lodi police arrest man for violating restraining order
LODI — At approximately 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, Lodi police officers located Shawn Williams, 32, on the 100 block of North Sacramento Street, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.
An active restraining order bans Williams from the Downtown Lodi area.
Williams was arrested and booked into the LPD jail for violating a court order.
Man arrested for assault with deadly weapon, his car
GALT — A 36-year-old Galt man was arrested Saturday after Galt Police say he attempted to strike a man who was walking in the Save Mart parking lot.
In his attempt, Enoc Flores reportedly struck the victim’s vehicle in addition to another parked vehicle, twice.
After the victim got into his vehicle with his seven children ranging in age from 6 to 17, Flores followed him out of the parking lot and onto C Street where he rearended the victim’s vehicle, spinning him into another vehicle parked in the 500 block of C Street, according to a press release.
He then fled the scene and was later arrested at his residence. He was booked into the Sacramento County Jail on charges including assault with a deadly weapon, willful cruelty to a child, vandalism and hit and run.
Neither the victim nor his children were injured in the incident, police said.
Colling stations to open Wednesday
GALT — Due to excessive temperatures forecasted this week, the City of Galt has opened the following cooling centers from 1 to 10 p.m. each day:
• Wednesday, Parks and Recreation office, 610 Chabolla Ave.
• Thursday and Friday, Chabolla Community Center, 600 Chabolla Ave.
Funding for Highway 99 interchange on agenda
GALT — Galt City Council members are expected to appropriate $1.45 million to purchase five parcels totaling 7.64 acres to accommodate future right-of-way requirements for the Walnut Avenue at Highway 99 Interchange Project at tonight’s regular council meeting. The site is currently home to the Huisan Auction Yard.
New student member appointments to the Galt Youth Commission are also scheduled to be administered the oath of office at the meeting.
It begins today at a new time, at 6 p.m., in the council chambers at City Hall, 380 Civic Drive, in Galt.
GALEP Therapeutic Riding Program volunteers needed
GALT — Volunteers are needed to make a difference for children in the Galt community through a free summer horse camp experience. No horse experience required.
A volunteer training is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday, June 26 at the GALEP arena behind McCaffrey Middle School, 997 Park Terrace Drive.
The Summer Horsemaster Camp is scheduled in July on three consecutive Wednesdays, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on July 12, July 19 and July 26.
GALEP is a member of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship International (PATH Intl.) with certified program instructors for safe and high quality therapeutic riding experiences.
For more information or RSVP contact Karen Schauer (209) 744 4545, ext. 308, or
S.J. County receives $6M grant in mental health, substance abuse funding
STOCKTON — San Joaquin County was awarded a $6 million grant from the California Board of State and Community Corrections that will go toward increasing the availability of mental health and substance abuse services, including opening a treatment center, in the county.
The county’s project, Homeward Bound, was one of 23 chosen statewide.
Funding for the grants comes from Proposition 47, a voter initiative that reduced certain crimes from felonies to misdemeanors and allocated money saved from incarcerating fewer people to rehabilitation programs.
Homeward Bound, the project proposed by the county, is intended to create community-based mental health and substance use disorder treatment programs, expand case management services, open a new Behavioral Health Center, and provide housing support services for nonserious, nonviolent offenders to reduce rearrests.