Drunk, stupid or envious?
Carmel police arrested Samuel P. Shaffer, 30, of Pacific Grove on Tuesday morning for vandalizing two McLarens.
“Everyone is asking ‘why,’ and I don’t know the reason why this happened, but I can tell you that his contact with the police department has been pretty minimal,”
The McLarens each have a different owner who was in Carmel for Car Week. The vehicles were parked near each other by the Pine Inn.
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.”
Thankyou Seal Posse
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.”
Flip flops, hoodie and shorts. Don’t think anyone would be in a tidepool dressed from Mens’ Warehouse. Did Rashelle call the police or just critique the man’s fashion?
Rashelle Diaz said she and a friend were enjoying the beach when they noticed a man and a younger lady bent over, sawing or hacking away at something.
Diaz described the scene, saying, “He was decapitating a seal he had already skinned, and separated the skull from the body.”
Diaz confronted the man, informing him that his actions were illegal.
“90% of the locals in Monterey are aware of that. You cannot go near a seal alive or dead. It’s the law,” she said.
The man claimed he had a permit for marine biology research, but Diaz noted he lacked proper safety equipment and identification.
“This man is in flip-flops, huge hunting filet knife. You know, he’s got a hoodie on, some camo shorts. Not professional looking at all,” Diaz said.
The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office, Pacific Grove Police, the Coast Guard, and CAL FIRE are responding to the incident near Asilomar.
Multiple agencies are actively working to locate a debris field in the ocean.
Sunset Drive is currently closed between Jewell Avenue and Pico Avenue.
Flight Radar indicates that a private twin-engine plane departed San Carlos Airport in the Bay Area at approximately 10:07 p.m., heading to Monterey Regional Airport.
Flight N8796R, a Beech 95-B55 Baron, reportedly crashed into the ocean near Sunset Drive and Jewell Avenue at around 10:38 p.m., according to Flight Radar.
Stoopid tattoo.
Mario Jose Villagrana
On Feb. 15, 2022, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office searched Villagrana’s home near 700 Eardley Avenue and located eight firearms, numerous firearm magazines and ammunition, tools to manufacture firearms, 13,439 “M30” pills containing fentanyl, and $23,105. The firearms recovered by law enforcement included assault rifles, ghost guns, and a Glock pistol converted to fire ammunition fully automatically, with an extended 30-round magazine.
Wonder if city leaders called them a moron?
Health officials are threatening to take away Lucy the pig because of a New York City law that doesn’t allow pigs to be kept as pets.
But at 15 years old, the now senior emotional support pet owned by the Gannone family spends these days on a series of meds, resting on the couch.
In a statement, the city department of health says pet pigs have been illegal in New York City for decades, adding “they can become aggressive toward people” and that there’s no USDA-approved rabies vaccine for pigs.
The health department says no violations have been issued, and a City Hall spokesperson says they’re working on a solution that involves getting Lucy moved to the Gannones’ house upstate, which the family says is under a lot of construction.
In the past week, nearly over 11,000 people have signed an online petition for the family to keep the docile pig.
Vote was 183 yes and 138 no. Well, what did they get? Besides pizza.
“Monterey Bay Aquarium looks forward to negotiating in good faith with MBAWU on behalf of its members. At this time, the Aquarium cannot speculate on what may or may not be included in the union contract. The Aquarium has always prioritized-and will continue to prioritize-the well-being of our staff, who play a central role in maintaining our position as a global leader in marine conservation and education.”
Pacific Grove is set to appoint Casey Day as the new chief of police on March 31.
Day brings over 25 years of law enforcement experience to the position. He was most recently the chief of police for the city of Fortuna, California.
He spent two decades with the Anderson Police Department. He is also a United States Marine Corps veteran.
Day himself, a sergeant at the time, wound up being department’s nunchuck-instructor, which effectively made him the ninja-cop poster boy — the officer sent to demonstrate his nunchuck skills on numerous TV news segments.
In one such segment, Day told a CNN correspondent that he was initially skeptical of the weapon but quickly came to view them as an effective “restraining tool.”
Duh. The celebrities draw more crowds than people chasing white balls.
This year, the ATT Pro-Am did not boost local businesses as much as usual. Many owners attributed the decline to the absence of celebrities.
“Everybody would go out to see celebrities, Bill Murray, maybe you’ll catch your favorite actor or football player, Tom Brady but this year it really wasn’t like that and the vibe has changed a lot,” said John Culcasi, owner of Rosine’s.
The PGA Tour changed the ATT format last year and continued with it this year, making it an elevated event that attracted the world’s best golfers but no celebrities.
Some business owners said the lack of celebrities translated to a different crowd.
“The past two years it’s been a different crowd a lot more is golf-centered people they kind of go back to their hotels and they go out there early they don’t really go out like how it used to be,” said Culcasi.