Lodi Police Department

Chase Dittmer

Great law enforcement agency on the cutting edge of policing and public safety. They're one of the first law enforcement agencies in the country utilizing virtual reality technology for training.

Jarnail Singh

Our police department they do so much, they put their life there for us. Anytime I needed their help they always helped with caring heart. Keep up the good work! Love you guys and I pray for you guys daily. God has protection over you.

Jose Valles

These words from a reviewer describe this department better than anything else: Worst PD I've ever dealt with, protecting and serving is far from what they do! To make my experience short with this ridiculous PD I was trying to go this last sunday 07/08/19 to a popular lake in the city of lodi. (But Beware this Lodi Area is infested with police cars/officers if you can call them like that! all hungry for tickets) While I was driving I entered a line to turn left on W turner rd and N Mills ave, it all indicates that the city of lodi intentionally misplaced a tiny light for turning left behind the main light for this specific intersection so new drivers to the area like me wont notice it. While I was focusing on the green from the main traffic light and upcoming traffic from the other direction to make a yield left turn I was unable to noticed that misplaced tiny safe turning light behind it because again is almost hidden to your eyes if you dont know the area. So as soon as the road was clear I proceeded to turned left. To make my unfortunate story short... a female officer that was provably waiting around for drivers to get into the trap like myself pulled me over. I was trying to explain her that I didnt see the light to turn left but she kept ignoring me and just gave me a ticket for running a red arrow light, while the female officer was writing the ticket, another officer arrived to watch us like we were criminals a method of intimidation! are you kidding me? This PD is so unfair and ridiculously unprofessional! these officers doesnt care about citizens or visitors safety they all care is reaching their daily quotas!!!!! Now thanks to this negligent female officer I have to pay an outrageous $500 ticket for an honest mistake that in fact it was provoked by the city of lodi for failing to crearly mark and show a signal to make a safe left turn So as you could imagine this incident ruined my family day at the lake which we didnt even visited at the end and decided to go back home Something is for sure...When is about collecting/ripping money from drivers and citizens this PD and the SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY are definitely the best, but when is about protecting the innocent I bet you they're always the last to arrived Shame on you Lodi Police Department and SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY!!

Matthew Protheroe

As I was travelling down CA-12 today (12/17/2018 @ approximately 10:30 AM) I witnessed a female officer, of whom I was not able to get name or badge number from, make several illegal traffic violations. This officer was in a newer Ford Explorer with what I believe was unit number 33, however the license plate number was 1434139. When I called her out on just the fact that she was texting while driving (illegal in all 50 states as far as I'm aware) she became hostile. Now, I know that I am not the only one in this country tired of police thinking that they are above the law. During the few moments that I witnessed this officer violating traffic laws, she had made multiple lane changes without using a turn signal. I do understand that from time to time we all make a lane change and forget to use our blinkers, but she didnt use it one time, including when turning left at a traffic light. As for her messing with a hand held device while operating a vehicle, she was swerving all over the road like a drunk driver, then when I called her out on it, she proceeded to lie about it. Now if I had been holding my phone, texting and driving, I would have been pulled over and given a huge fine. As a professional driver, I am held to a higher standard while driving, either my truck or my personal car. When are we as a society going to hold these officers to a higher "professional" standard? I'm by no means implying that we need to use violence to get what we want, because violence gets us no where. But we need to start reporting these officers to their superiors, and or move the complaints up to Internal Affairs. These people are not above the law, no matter what city/state they are from. We as a society, when we pay city and state taxes, pay these officers paychecks. Enough is enough. Its time to stop paying the paychecks of corrupt police and start holding them accountable for their actions. Police the police, and stop allowing these people to think they can do whatever just because they wear a badge everyday.