An illegal cockfighting and gambling operation involving 35 dead roosters was discovered and shut down by authorities in Lodi ...

As Southern states attempt to lessen cockfighting penalties in the name of freedom and rural heritage, Texas isn't buying it.

San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office arrested two people and seized dozens of birds used for fighting in an illegal gambling operation near Lodi in early 2025.

A Johnson County man has been sentenced to serve four months in federal prison for his role in cockfighting in Eastern ...

Two men are in custody on charges of animal cruelty after an illegal cockfighting ring was discovered in the unincorporated areas of Lodi last weekend. San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office deputies ...

The deputies also found numerous fighting gaffs, spurs, leashes and other materials they said indicated of rooster fighting. Garica and Priscilian were charged with animal cruelty and possession ...

On Tuesday just before 8:30 p.m., officers were sent to the area of Earle and South Davis streets to investigate a reported carjacking. The victim said a man pulled out a gun on him, robbed him of his ...

and a home-made rooster fighting pit that showed both blood splatter as well as possible gouge marks made by spurs, knives or gaffs that can be attached to roosters while fighting. He said 72 ...