Monthly Archives: August 2025

Weed Stores Need Better Buttresses

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Burglars just ram the building with stolen cars.

Two Oakland marijuana dispensaries previously targeted by burglars were hit again by invaders using cars to get inside.

Oakanna, on Lakeshore Avenue, was hit just before 4 a.m. Friday. Several carloads of burglars converged on the business and rammed an Acura MDX with stolen plates into the storefront.

The dispensary was hit in similar fashion in October. In 2022, Oakanna’s owner was shot and wounded during a robbery.

Early Monday morning, the Stiiizy dispensary on Telegraph Avenue and 21st Street, was rammed by a Honda Accord, similar to an incident back in September when carloads of burglars surrounded the store. In that earlier case, a suspect was charged by Alameda County prosecutors last month.

Weed Stores Need Better Buttresses
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Nurse Assistant Arrested For Sexual Assaults At Forest Hill Manor

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Just sick. Is this another unreported complaint against the once proud facility?

Paul Nkoy Lumbi, Jr

Pacific Grove nursing assistant arrested for alleged sexual assault against elderly patients; Attorney General
California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office announced Thursday that Paul Nkoy Lumbi, Jr. of Monterey County was arrested on felony charges of alleged sexual assault of three elderly patients at Forest Hill Manor in Pacific Grove.

They said that Lumbi Jr. was working as a certified nursing assistant at the time of the alleged assaults.

Nurse Assistant Arrested For Sexual Assaults At Forest Hill Manor

New Monterey Man Threatens Victim, Police And Himself

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Paul Opsahl

On Thursday, August 7, 2025, at approximately 5:10 p.m., Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to a domestic disturbance in the 500 block of Belden Street.
Monterey County Communications provided constant updates to the officers as they arrived. The suspect, Paul Opsahl, 54, of Monterey threatened to kill the victim, shoot officers as they arrived on scene, and then kill himself.
The victim was able to flee the residence as officers arrived. Opsahl followed the victim out of the house and was  arrested by officers on scene.

New Monterey Man Threatens Victim, Police And Himself

School Kid On Motorized Scooter Hurt In Crash With Car

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No details, but all three 4-way intersections around PG Middle School are 4 way stops. Motorized scooters and bicycles can often be seen riding on sidewalks.

A middle school student in Pacific Grove was injured in a collision with a car while riding a motorized scooter to school on the first day of classes, prompting concerns about traffic safety.

The seventh grader collided with a Mercedes, leaving a dent on the car and a gash on the windshield, according to another witness, Susannah Ashton.

“He was in the fetal position on his left side, and he just kept screaming and saying, it hurt. It hurt, it hurt,” Falknor said.

Ashton also expressed concerns about children riding motorized scooters, saying, “It’s just ridiculous. Kids don’t need to be on what’s essentially a motorcycle without any kind of license or regulation. And we just we need we need protections for the kids for that. But we also need better crosswalks and stop signs.”

School Kid On Motorized Scooter Hurt In Crash With Car

Jordan Pollacci Arrested AGAIN for Taking Lewd Photos, Gave False Name

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Third time. Jordan needs more jail time – like his dad did.

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On July 22, 2025, Monterey Police Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Cannery Row regarding a report of a male who had engaged in suspicious behavior but was no longer in the area. The male was reported to have followed
a young adult female inside of a business and pressed up against her. In two other separate incidents the male was reported holding a cell phone with his hands lowered while standing close to females wearing skirts. It appeared the male was pressing up close to the females in an effort to photograph up their skirts.

One of the victims reported the incident to a security guard who attempted to detain the male. Initially the male  stopped and provided a name, but the male then fled the area on foot and was not located. The name provided by the male was determined to be a false name.

MPD Officers identified Jordan Pollacci, 35 years old of Monterey, as a suspect in this case. Officers noted Pollacci matched the description of the suspect in the surveillance camera videos. Pollacci’s vehicle was also captured on Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras both arriving and leaving around the same time as the suspect

Pollacci has prior convictions for 647(j)(2) PC — invasion of privacy, and 311.11 (a) PC — possession of obscene material after he was arrested in Monterey County for taking photos up a woman’s dress in 2014. In 2022, Pollacci was arrested by Newport Beach police for taking photos of a female inside a store changing room

Pollacci is required to register as a sex offender as a result of his convictions- MPD  Officers attempted to contact Pollacci at his registered address, but he was not located.
On August 5, 2025, MPD Officers served a search warrant and arrest warrant at a residence on El Caminito Del Norte, Monterey, and placed Pollacci under arrest.

Pollacci was booked into Monterey County Jail on charges of 647(j)(2) PC invasion of privacy and — sexual battery. His bail was set at $500,000.
This case remains under active investigation- Members of the public with any relevant information are urged to contact Sergeant Greg Galin at (831) 646-3872.
Anonymous tips may be submitted via (831) 646-3840.

Jordan Pollacci Arrested AGAIN for Taking Lewd Photos, Gave False Name

Sea Lions Preying On People At Asilomar

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Nine-year-old Corale Olsen was out in the water at Asilomar State Beach during surf camp with her brother and sister when they noticed a sea lion.

Moments later, the animal lunged at her.

“It was right next to me, and I was like ‘Oh my gosh, something really bad is going to happen.’ Then it just bit me,” said Corale. “It was pain, and then I was screaming.”

Sea Lions Preying On People At Asilomar

Developer/Dentist Buys Lighthouse Cinema

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Adeeb has a questionable past.

Lighthouse Cinema

Three months after being put on sale by the Enea family, Lighthouse Cinema and Event Center in downtown Pacific Grove has a new, hopeful owner, a P.G. dentist, a Seaside resident and property owner, Ayman Adeeb, who has been investing in the community through real estate developments.

Preserving Pacific Grove’s architectural identity is Adeeb’s priority, he says. “I love the smell of the place,” he continues enthusiastically. “It smells like history. We will have ice cream, draft beer and school talent shows. I want Lighthouse Cinema to feel like home.”

Developer/Dentist Buys Lighthouse Cinema

Now That’s How To Party, Cal Trans

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A party at a Caltrans office in Monterey earlier this month in which a stripper purportedly entertained on-the-clock workers, who also drank alcohol before departing in official vehicles, was condemned by an agency spokesman Monday.
Employees allegedly held the party July 10 for an unidentified employee at the 2111 Garden Road office, according to KSBW which was tipped off about the party by an unnamed source. “It involved open consumption of alcohol, the presence of a hired stripper and employees participating while on the clock and being paid with taxpayer dollars,” according to the source. The event was ‘ ‘interrupted by another supervisor who arrived unexpectedly and witnesses the situation firsthand,” according to the news station.

Now That’s How To Party, Cal Trans

Volunteers Restore Chase Park

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City must be too busy with roundabouts or Gaza protests to preserve its natural beauty.

On July 22, with supporters in attendance, nonprofit Pacific Grove Cares unveiled the transformed Chase Park West, which for many years was overgrown with weeds and had generally been ignored. While the park is under the City of Pacific Grove’s purview, and maintenance would otherwise be paid for by taxpayers’ dollars, the group funded the redo through donations.
P.G. Cares founder Peggy Gibbs credited the donors, the most generous of whom were realtor Debby Beck and restaurateur Kevin Phillips. Carmel Cares, a group headed by Dale Byrne, that city’s mayor who was at the ribbon cutting at the park last week, also contributed to the project.

Volunteers Restore Chase Park