Galt man arrested after loaded shotgun found hidden in vehicle

GALT — At approximately 7 a.m. Monday, an officer from the Galt Police Department made contact with 38-year-old Jerrett Baffa of Galt, near South Lincoln Way and F Street. Baffa had an outstanding felony warrant, according to a post on the department’s Facebook page.

The officer detained Baffa and placed him in the back seat of a patrol vehicle, where police said Baffa then kicked the rear window out of the patrol vehicle.

Officers found a loaded shotgun concealed in Baffa’s vehicle, and arrested him on suspicion of the felony warrant, felony vandalism, weapons violations and obstructing an officer.

— John Bays

Mosquito spraying scheduled for Lodi area

LODI — The San Joaquin County Mosquito and Vector Control District will spray the ground near Lodi for adult mosquitoes using Pyrocide 7067 between 7 and 10 p.m. either today or Friday, depending on weather.

Spraying will take place in a portion of the rural Delta west of Lodi, north to Highway 12, south to Telephone Cut, east to one mile west of Interstate 5 and west to three miles west of Interstate 5.

For more information, visit www.sjmosquito.org/newsand-spray-alerts/spray-alertsand-location-maps.htm.

— John Bays

Lodi Historical Society to feature story of USS Lucid

LODI — The Lodi Historical Society will host David Rajkovich, president of the Stockton Maritime Museum, electrician Charles Pyle and photographer Mark Tovar for its September program. Rajkovich, Pyle and Tovar will share the story of the restoration of the USS Lucid, built in Louisiana in 1957, and presently in the Stockton Channel. The USS Lucid was decommissioned, used as a yacht, sold as scrap and is now coming back to life.

The program will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Hutchins Street Square Senior Center. The public is invited to this free program, and refreshments will be served.

— Special to the News-Sentinel

Red Cross to hold blood drive in Lodi this Friday

LODI — The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Drysdale Property, 2401 W. Turner Road, Lodi.

For more information or to make an appointment, visit www.redcrossblood.org and use the code “BHHS Drysdale.”

— John Bays