Drugs. Always drugs.
On Sept. 20, a P.G. resident reported the theft of items from their unlocked vehicle, including a credit card, totaling $750. The next day, the resident reported unauthorized credit card charges. Pacific Grove Police officers launched an investigation which resulted in the arrest of Pacific Grove resident Laura Amy Gates, 45.
Gates was booked into Monterey County Jail on the charges as well as warrants for other crimes, which includes felony possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, possession of illegal drugs and paraphernalia, giving officers a false name, unlawful possession/use of tear gas, burglary tools, felony possession of ammunition, petty theft, receiving stolen property and credit card theft.
“Funston Avenue is where the original report of stolen items was made,” Anderson said. “The arrest was made on Sunset Drive.”