A rash of thefts and vehicle fires have been reported in the Washington Park area of Pacific Grove during a two-day period this week.
The suspects set fire to the interior of four vehicles and attempted to set fire to two others, said Chief of Police.
Many cars were unlocked. Don’t be a victim, lock your doors.
Two damaged Victorian-era streetlights in Pacific Grove have residents and business owners worried about safety and possible loss of business.
Former Mayor Jeanne Byrne said some on the City Council ran for office on the issue of fixing city facilities, including streetlights.
“We are losing businesses downtown, and having things like this doesn’t encourage new businesses to invest,” said Byrne, chairwoman of the downtown business improvement district.
The light in front of the gas station-turned produce stand is not of Victorian heritage, it’s a 1995 version that replaced the nice tall 60s streetlights (that REALLY lit the street). One point is the driver that broke it is liable. Other point is that the property where it’s in front of really does not need 4 wide driveways – it’s not a gas station anymore. PG can eliminate 3 of them. (that would give Victorian Corner and Favaloros owners/employees more all day parking spaces!!)
At least shorten the driveway and get the post away from traffic
Or move it up to the corner with the bench, bus shelter, trash can & sickly tree.
After federal investigators intercepted a package containing a supposed “date-rape” drug, Pacific Grove police said they arrested a man who accepted the illegal shipment Thursday.
Officers arrested Michael McClure Veitengruber, 25, of Pacific Grove, on charges of receiving the drug Ketamine by mail. Police said Ketamine is a prescription tranquilizer most commonly used on animals.
The agency reported that in high doses, Ketamine produces an effect known as a “K-Hole,” “out of body,” or “near-death” experience. “Due to its dissociative effect,” the DEA reported, “it is reportedly used as a date-rape drug.”
The case began on Aug. 28, when investigators at the Los Angeles International Airport mail facility randomly checked a parcel shipped from the United Kingdom and addressed to M. Veitengruber in Pacific Grove.
On Aug. 31, officers arranged a “controlled delivery” of the package containing Ketamine. Police said Veitengruber accepted the parcel and was arrested.
A Google search for Michael Veitengruber finds a web page for car enthusiasts. Appears that Mike Veitengruber likes to rice German Cars.
I see those two cars every day on the road behind PG High School, in front of the Forest Grove condos.
On September 13, 2006 at 12:22 A.M., Monterey Police officers were dispatched to the Monterey Bay Aquarium in reference to the theft of an automatic teller machine.
The suspects, described as two white males 20 to 30 years of age, wearing dark clothing pulled up in front of the Aquarium in a black sport utility vehicle similar to a Dodge Durango. They entered the building via an unlocked gate and removed a free standing ATM from the food court area. They loaded it into the back of their vehicle and fled.
Also reported in the Hear-Old
Ron Schenk and Susan Goldbeck were against it.
The ordinance will limit contributions by individuals to $500. It will also prohibit candidates from accepting contributions from “non-individuals,” such as businesses and organizations, and require elected members of the council to recuse themselves from decisions that would provide “material financial effect” to campaign contributors who have given $250 or more.
The council adopted the ordinance on a 5-2 vote, with council members Ron Schenk and Susan Goldbeck opposing it. The two have voiced opposition to the ordinance since it was first introduced this summer.
An inability to draw first-run Hollywood movies and low attendance numbers is forcing Lighthouse Cinemas in Pacific Grove to shut its doors.
A theater representative said the last movies will be shown at the four-screen theater Sept. 7.
“We wanted to do everything possible to keep the theater up and running, but for all its quaintness and charm we simply couldn’t get the kind of movies needed to keep it operating,” said David Corwin, president of Metropolitan Theaters Corps., which has operated the Lighthouse for the past two years.
The kind of movies available is only part of the problem. The service and value for the money paid is a big part.
But wait! There’s more! Other shops closing this month:
SPCA Shop, went upscale & moved to Carmel.
SPCA 2 went with them too.
Schnarly’s Pizza. That stuff was too expensive for locals.
Oh Flowers moved to a low rent district (Laurel Ave).
Piano Store – 86 those 88s.
Laundromat at Congress and LHA.
Home Sweet Home. Corny imported ‘country charm’.
First Noel year round X-mas store, closing before the season starts on November 1.
And of course, with all these places closing, a shop called All Things PG looks pretty bare. Matches the rest of all things P.G.
Charlie the cat had developed a huge fan base and was featured in numerous cat publications, including a full-page photo that graced a magazine called Cats & Kittens.
Charlie the cat even had his own bank account, which was spawned after customers at the Holman Building started making contributions for Charlie’s upkeep. Withdrawals from the account involved getting Charlie to “sign” the withdrawal slips with a paw print.
And though he was a glamor puss, Charlie still had a bit of the tom in him, serving as the ferocious watchcat against the dogs who might wander into his turf.
The distributors of bendable toys given to children participating in a Pacific Grove reading program have announced they are recalling the toys.
Pacific Grove Public Library officials estimate they gave about 50 of the bendable dog and cat toys to the children during its summer reading club in June and July.
The distributors said the toys apparently exceed the maximum allowable lead limit under current federal regulations.
Library officials are asking parents of children who received the toys to return them to the library’s children department, where substitute reading reward prizes are available.
Dang. Exposure limits to lead? When we was kids we melted lead curtain weights to make fishing sinkers..
. . through the thick fog?
First held in 1905 to celebrate the end of an annual Christian retreat in Pacific Grove, the feast maintains much of its original flavor, including Chinese lanterns on display around town, and Saturday night’s lighted boat parade and fireworks.
Compared to last year’s climactic day, the crowd was not as bustling at Lovers Point on Saturday.
Might have been the weather. Does drippy weather cause people to have beach blanket rage?
We witnessed at least two feuds over ‘reserved’ spaces, one party telling a huge lie about not knowing that the space was saved (earlier in the day, they laughed about picking up and the first party’s blankets and chairs, dropping them in a crumpled pile by a trash can).
Angel Ruelas
A former standout South County high school wrestler will be tried as an adult for the 1997 slaying of a Pacific Grove teen, though he was 17 when the killing took place, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Angel Ruelas, 26, is charged along with his older brother Jacobo Ruelas Jr., 27, with killing Kristopher Olinger, 17, who was found stabbed and beaten to death on the Pacific Grove Recreation Trail.
Coaches who knew Angel Ruelas a decade ago, when he was a promising wrestler, expressed surprise and dismay over his alleged role in the killing. “No doubt about it,” Simon Jimenez said of Angel Ruelas’ scholarship chances. “He was definitely going go be considered one of the best wrestlers in the state.The opportunity was lost over a stolen car, the coaches recalled.
“He didn’t even return to school that summer,” Jimenez said. “We were definitely looking forward to him coming back his senior year.”
Yah, jocks are always winners. NOT