Category Archives: KION News

P.G.’s Police May Be Understaffed, But They Do Have Lidar

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The Pacific Grove Police Department said a lot of drivers are from out-of-town and sometimes they don’t realize the speed limits are so low. So they’re using a special tool called Lidar, to detect speeds before the driver even sees the officer.

It was not Lidar, but a huge building that slowed down an out of town driver last week

Coldwell Banker Open House

Sgt. Lafata pulled over two drivers for speeding, among other violations. Both drivers got warnings this time. He said it pays to own up to your mistakes.

“To be honest with you that’s something that we don’t really get very often in this line of work, so I do like to reward that,” said Sgt. Lafata.

If Lidar isn’t working correctly, Sgt. Lafata said any citations written during its use are thrown out.

P.G.’s Police May Be Understaffed, But They Do Have Lidar

P.G. Architect Guilty Of Contractor Crimes

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Keeps his costs down and profits up by ignoring rules.

A Pacific Grove architect has pleaded guilty to one felony count of failure to register as an employer and one misdemeanor count of failing to secure workers’ compensation insurance.

An Insurance Department investigation found that Robert Gunn, 70, hadn’t purchased workers’ compensation insurance prior to an employee’s injury.

In May 2013, Department of Insurance officials received information that Gunn told his employees he didn’t have workers’ compensation insurance, but if he did, he would take the cost of the insurance out of their paychecks.

Gunn was interviewed while employing contractors at a rental property. Investigators determined one of his employees had been injured on the job and Gunn paid for his chiropractic treatments.

P.G. Architect Guilty Of Contractor Crimes

Books – They Can Be Dangerous In The Wrong Hands

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If you see a book that does not look just right, report it immediately.

The Monterey County Bomb Squad responded to a house in New Monterey Thursday night on reports of a suspicious envelope being delivered to the residence.

Law enforcement was notified around 7 p.m. and responded to the home on Parcel Street off Prescott Avenue. The bomb squad arrived on scene by 8 p.m., and used a portable X-ray machine and robot to examine the package.

Just before 9:20 p.m., the bomb squad confirmed the envelope contained nothing dangerous. In fact, the envelope contained two children’s books.

Books – They Can Be Dangerous In The Wrong Hands

New Monterey Meth Pusher Busted

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Officers said they watched Leopold Cortes for about two months as they investigated his alleged involvement in high volume methamphetamine sales. That investigation culminated with warrants being served on 1113 McClellan Avenue, Apt. A in Monterey and on 1158 Kenneth Street in Seaside.

Investigators seized two stolen vehicles, two assault rifles, a shotgun, two pistols, one revolver, two rifles, a shotgun, hundreds of rounds of ammunition, more than one pound of methamphetamine, marijuana, hashish, evidence of drug sales and approximately $71,000 in cash.

New Monterey Meth Pusher Busted

Tillie Gorts Owner Falls For The Old PG&E Scam

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Doesn’t running an eating establishment (or any business) require intelligence? This scam has been all over the news and was reported in February

And he wants PG&E to take the blame! I totally freak out!

(Ranieri) Guimaraes said someone called saying they were with Pacific, Gas and Electric and told him his bill was overdue. If he didn’t pay up in 30 minutes, it was lights out.

In a panic, he paid $1,000 with a cash card. One very expensive mistake.

“I’d like to see PG&E take full responsibility for this,” he said.

PG&E said this type of scam happens all the time, usually with restaurant owners in their peak business hours using a cash card.

Tillie Gorts Owner Falls For The Old PG&E Scam

All Biohazard Resources Called Out For Oil Spill

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From a fish.

Not global warming, not Monsanto, not fracking. A fish.

Anchovies

“We activated our unified command and brought in the Coast Guard, the Harbor Master, and we launched our fire boat to start doing an investigation of the area.” said Henderson.

In this case, oil from the tiny anchovy fish. Even though the marine life is highly regarded in the Monterey Bay, small oil spills have happened before.

All Resources Called Out For Oil Spill

Mike Zimmer Retires

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Director Of Public Works, after 4 years – Gone!

Retirement looms, as Zimmer sits down at his desk for the final month as the director of public works. He says he’s confident his small town city will continue to thrive and focus on infrastructure.

Zimmer began as the director in 2010 and will leave office by Jan. 31st. There will be an interim director until a permanent replacement is hired.

Mike Zimmer Retires

BREAKING NEWS! Crop Circles In Chular!

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Aliens have landed in the Salinas Valley?

Chualar UFOs

How did the crop circle get there? That’s the million-dollar question and there may never be a definitive answer. This video was posted to Youtube and shows two guys who claim to have discovered the crop circle.

The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office said that it did not get any reports of strange activity happening in the area.

Chualar Crop Circle

BREAKING NEWS! Crop Circles In Chular!

Revelation – there were no aliens in Chular marking the ground, it was a promotional stunt by a tech company.

Chualar UFO Tegra

The crop circle near Chualar, Calif., contained a stylized image of a computer chip and the number “192” in Braille. On Sunday, the company announced the Tegra K1, a new chip for tablets and smartphones that contains 192 computing “cores,” or mini-computers, for graphics applications.

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