Former P.G. Teacher Accused Of Running Meth Lab

Frank Abbruzzetti
Frank Abbruzzetti

Frank Abbruzzetti, 34, was taken into custody shortly after 5:30 p.m. Friday at his home at 316 Prescott lane after an anonymous caller reported methamphetamine was being “cooked” at the residence.

Responding officers said they arrived to find Abbruzzetti smoking a meth pipe inside as they walked up to the open front door.

Two women in the house were detained for questioning and released without charge. Abbruzzetti, a graduate of Humboldt State University with a degree in chemistry, had taught at Pacific Grove Middle School and was an unemployed substitute teacher and youth recreation coach.

Fall, 2006. The house sits empty.
316 Prescott

Former P.G. Teacher Accused Of Running Meth Lab

Governor Sets Reward In Search For Kris Olinger’s Killers

Kristopher Olinger
Kristopher Olinger

 

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today announced the issuance of a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the brutal murder of Kristopher Olinger. Olinger was a 17 year old Monterey high school student who was stabbed to death at a beach in Pacific Grove on the night of September 18, 1997.

Kris had borrowed his mother’s car, a silver 1986 Honda Accord, saying that he wanted to take some night pictures. He visited some friends in Monterey and left a little before midnight. At 6 am the following day, his body was found in a beachfront parking area in Pacific Grove. He had been stabbed over 30 times. His mother’s car was missing, along with his wallet, camera, watch, and ring. Ten days later, the car was found on Willow Glen Way in San Jose. Kris’ murder remains unsolved.

A memorial bench is at the crime scene.
Olinger Bench

Offerings
Olinger Bench Offerings

Governor Sets Reward In Search For Kris Olinger’s Killers

Thief Leaves Cell Phone At Crime Scene, Comes Back To Get Arrested

None-too-bright Pacific Grove criminals.

Sean Conners

A suspected car burglar was arrested in Pebble Beach last week after he left his cell phone behind and then arranged a meeting with the victim to get it back.

Pacific Grove resident Sean Connors, 18, pleaded not guilty in Monterey County Superior Court Thursday to felony charges of vehicle burglary, grand theft and possession of stolen property – though he apparently didn’t possess it for long.

A caddie at Cypress Point Club, called the sheriff’s office just before 11 a.m. May 19 after discovering his Toyota Tundra had been burglarized.

He found a cell phone inside that did not belong to him, said Sgt. John DiCarlo. The phone rang, so the victim answered it, and the suspect said, “I left my cell phone in the car, and I’ll give you your property back if you give me my cell phone back.”

Nottenkamper agreed, hung up, and then promptly called the sheriff to report his truck had been broken into, his wallet, including $185 cash and day planner stolen, and the suspect was on his way back to the scene of the crime.

Deputy John Pellerin arrived at the caddie parking lot off 17 Mile Drive 10 minutes later.<

When the deputy arrived, the suspect was there with the victim and he was arrested, DiCarlo said. Nottenkamper recovered his planner and wallet, complete with cash and credit cards.

Thief Leaves Cell Phone At Crime Scene, Comes Back To Get Arrested

Dennis McCormick Supplied Teen Daughter With Alcohol

..the testimony established that the driver was on probation following a previous drunken driving conviction, that she had bragged about her partying habits and that her father, Dennis McCormick, had bought the alcohol that the girl drank that day, before and while driving.

The 17-year-old driver is charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence, causing bodily injury while driving under the influence, vehicle theft, and driving with a suspended license.

The accused teen sat next to her lawyer, Larry Biegel, as Hardee testified about the girl’s history and the day of the accident.

Dana McCormick was later convicted of second-degree murder for drunken driving and sentenced to the California Youth Authority until she turns 25 years old.

Her father, Dennis Dewayne McCormick, 52, was sentenced in November to two consecutive one-year terms in Monterey County jail after he pleaded guilty to buying his daughter alcohol.

Dennis McCormick Supplied Teen Daughter With Alcohol

Recreation Trail Robber Arrested

Legrante Ellis
Legrante Ellis

Pacific Grove Police Detectives have arrested and charged Legrante Ellis, 43, of Marina, with attempted robbery, armed robbery, burglary and fraudulent use of credit cards.

An investigation revealed that Ellis was responsible for the attempted armed robbery of a family on the recreational trail in Pacific Grove on April 16, 2004. It is believed that Ellis also committed a completed armed robbery of another group of individuals in the same area the following evening wherein he stole their wallets and credit cards at gunpoint.

Recreation Trail Robber Arrested

Sam The Sham Farr Calls Michael Moore His Hero

Walking up Independence Avenue, it is pointed out to Farr that the querulous filmmaker Michael Moore is standing on the next corner with a camera crew and a microphone.

Farr barrels across First Street and right into Moore’s sour mug. “How’s my hero?!” Farr asks.

Moore, with his typical hunched-down head and glum expression, tells Farr, “We’re not looking for guys like you, if you get my drift.”

Sam The Sham Mike The Lard

Ignoring the invitation to scram, Farr lays it on thick for the camera. He runs the show for a few minutes and introduces himself to a Marine that Moore has with him.

Farr walks away from Moore unscathed. In fact, he is beaming. He says he’d just as soon have gone into filmmaking as a young man if he’d known about it.

Sam Farr is a career politician son of a career politician. He has not had to work a day in his life. He’d have never made it as a filmmaker.

Sam The Sham Farr Calls Michael Moore His Hero

P.G. Police Blotter 2/25/03

Week of February 25, 2003

Suspicious circumstance–white male sitting in a red Honda next to school playground. Determined to be school janitor on break.

Injury incident–Central and 19th. Green 95 Sable and green Camry. Both vehicles towed. First vehicle ran stop sign and collided with second vehicle. Driver in second vehicle taken to CHOMP.

Embezzlement–former employee of 12th St. church withdrew $5,000 from a church account without authorization.

Battery report–being hit by step father. Step-father arrested and released on bail. Standby for placement of children.

Close patrol– estranged daughter and son-in-law vandalized home interior of relative before moving out. Owner fears their return; locks to be changed promptly.

Shoplifters–fleeing from store. Two taken into custody.

Raccoon problem–Grove Acre.

Suspicious person–reported tearing down signs on Arkwright.

Citizen contact–tourist with bucket wading through tidepools. Stopped activity before any violations.

MC violation–white female feeding peanuts to seagulls. Warning cite issued.

Suspicious circumstances–report of white male, 17, loading rifle into car. Was taking possession of BB gun from friend.

Malicious mischief–unknown juveniles ignited can of hairspray on tennis court. Fled on foot.

Road hazard–complaint of large sinkhole in roadway. CalAm called, as water was the cause. Barricades erected for safety.

Armed robbery–suspect arrested, gun and $1,427 cash recovered.

Update! Chickens Get Approved

Pro Chicken Mack

 

The Pacific Grove City Council balked at a recommendation to force a woman to give up her two pet hens after chicken supporters flocked to Wednesday’s meeting.

The council voted 6-1 to permit Valerie Landau, 45, and her daughter, Molly McGee, 16, to keep Garbanza, a tan bantam hen, and Lola, a Rhode Island Red, at the 19th Street home they rent. A city animal control officer had recommended against allowing the chickens after neighbors expressed concerns that the birds would attract raccoons to the Lovers Point neighborhood.

Molly said she was relieved she could keep her hens.

“I don’t consider them pets at all. They are my family,” Molly said. “I just hope that you can think of them as my family too. You wouldn’t want to tear my family apart.”

Molly, a student at Monterey High School, and six of her teenage friends brought signs to the meeting to defend the birds. One sign, borne by 16-year-old James Palmer, read “Jesus was a chicken.”

On a sad note, the chickens were killed in a mysterious act of mayhen. The raccoon proof cage was opened and the birds were killed. Gayle Sanborn had no comment..

Update! Chickens Get Approved

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Cranky Neighbor?

What is more hometown like, two pet chickens kept by a teenager or a dog owned by a Carmel mortgage agent?

Two pet hens have a Pacific Grove neighborhood squawking, and it’s up to the City Council to make sure nobody’s feathers get too ruffled.

The council will consider Wednesday whether to let Valerie Landau keep two hens at the 19th Street home she rents. Some neighbors are concerned that the birds will attract raccoons or create a nuisance.

Landau, 45, and her 16-year-old daughter, Molly McGee, keep the birds in the fenced back yard at their home just blocks from Lovers Point in one of the city’s densest neighborhoods.

Landau said the birds make less of a mess than dogs. One hen, a foot-tall Rhode Island Red, is named Lola because she’s a showgirl, Landau said.

The other, a tan bantam, is named Garbanzo, like the bean.

The chickens are like part of the family, and don’t cause allergies like some furry pets, said Molly.

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Cranky Neighbor?

Raccoons Bad For More Than Just Tipped Trash Cans

Children getting perminantly crippled by parasites in raccoon poop.

The experts warn parents to watch their children carefully when playing in areas with known populations of raccoon latrines.
“If children are seen to ingest material from a raccoon latrine, the drug albendazole should be administered immediately,” Murray said, “and a sample should be sent for expert examination for Baylisascaris procyonis eggs.” Everyone should thoroughly wash their hands after playing outdoors or working in the yard.
Murray’s best advice for people with persistent raccoons at their home is to discourage the animals by eliminating access where possible, never leaving food out, and removing feces promptly. “The eggs are not infective until they ‘age’ for 14 to 28 days, so if the droppings are cleaned up immediately there is no danger,” Murray said.

Raccoons Bad For More Than Just Tipped Trash Cans