Category Archives: New Monterey
ATM Machine Stolen At Aquarium
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
New Monterey Police Blotter – August 2006
8/2/06 Monterey Boat Works, 32 Cannery Row reports suspicious circumstances and vandalism to their business.
8/4/06 MERCURIO, JOHN was arrested for possession of a switch-blade at Lighthouse and Drake. Juvenile male was cited for possession of marijuana.
8/4/06 NAPOLITANO, ROGER was arrested for public intoxication at Cannery Row and Prescott.
8/4/06 KADJEVICH,NICHOLAS was arrested at Prescott and the Rec Trail for public intoxication. POLD: Sly McFly’s.
8/5/06 Two female victims report being battered by an unknown Black male in the parking lot at Planet Gemini at 625 Cannery Row.
8/5/06 SALINAS, ROBERTO OSWALDO was arrested at 700 Cannery Row for public intoxication.
8/6/06 700 Cannery Row (Elegant Illusions), reports an unknown stole 8 gold toe rings between 1400 and 1420 hours this date. Value estimated to be $600.
8/8/06 Business reports a white male adult 40’s, brown hair, white t-shirt and beige pants to possible used a stolen credit card to attempt to purchase items at Nic’s Market, 701 Lighthouse.
8/9/06 The Blue Moon restaurant, 654 Cannery Row was the victim of a meal skip. Total loss:$66.71.
8/10/06 MPD officer reports losing his APS expandable baton in the area of Lighthouse and Dickman.
8/10/06 Prescription medication taken at Longs located at 2170 N. Fremont.
8/10/06 Citizen reports unknown to have hit his vehicle while parked in the 300 blk of Hawthorne.
8/11/06 Victim unknown driving a White Toyota Tacoma with a white camper shell to have struck him while riding his motorcycle in the area of southbound
Lighthouse south of Private Bolio on 8-10-06 at approximately 1720 hours.8/12/06 Theft of cell phone while at Ocean Thunder 214 Lighthouse between 8/9/06 2355 and 8/10/06 0100 hours.
8/12/06 Citizen reports unknown to have struck his vehicle while parked in the parking lot of Gianni’s Pizza.
8/12/06 Citizen reports being battered at the seen of an accident at 800 Cannery Row.
8/13/06 MPD towed a green 1977 Cadillac Fleetwood from 800 block of Cypress for registration expired over 6 months.
8/13/06 Resident 800 block of Taylor reports the burglary to a Hyundai 8/12/06 2330 and 8/13/06 0230 hours. Taken 12″ woofer speaker and box and 40 music Cd’s Value $600.
8/14/06 MPD towed an abandoned vehicle, 1987 Pontiac Fiero, at Laine and Reeside.
8/15/06 Livermore PD was assisted in the recovery of there stolen 2005 GMC in the 800 block of Lighthouse.
8/15/06 Monterey Public Works reported graffiti to the north wall of 200 Foam.
8/15/06 Monterey Public Works reported graffiti to a bike storage box located behind 299 Cannery Row.
8/15/06 Found boys Mongoose dirt bike in the 500 block of Belden and a blue Shimano Ultra-Shock 21-speed mountain bike in a dumpster at 400 Cannery Row.
8/18/06 MCSO was aided in the issuing of a citation to TRIPP, JAMES on their outstanding $3000 warrant in the 300 block of Prescott.
8/18/06 Security guard in the 400 block of Foam, reports a white male, 30s, 6′, 220 lbs, wearing dark clothes, prowling in the parking garage at the above.
8/18/06 McDANIEL, KENNETH was arrested for public intoxication at 686 Lighthouse.
8/22/06 theft of a tailgate from a white Ford F150, 500 block of Pine, between 8/21/06 at 1230 hours and 8/22/06 at 0730 hrs.
8/22/06 MPD towed a blue 1996 Honda Civic from 800 block of Lighthouse for registration expired over 6 months.
8/23/06 MPD towed a gold 1999 GMC Sierra from 400 block of Spencer for expired registration over 6 months.
8/23/06 FAHEY, JOHN was arrested for public intoxication at 23625 Holman Highway.
8/23/06 Victim reports a hit and run to her parked vehicle in the 600 block of Belden.
8/25/06 Citizen reports unknown to have smashed the passenger window of his 1996 Ford while it was parked at David and Wave.
8/27/06 Hit and run traffic accident versus parked vehicle at 701 Wave.
8/29/06 Victim 20 block of Cannery Row reports someone to have cut the bird netting off his roof.
8/30/06 WARD, DANIEL was cited for indecent exposure on the Recreation Trail.
8/30/06 WARD, DANIEL was arrested on five outstanding misdemeanor warrants, $27,000 on the Recreation Trail.
8/31/06 Citizen 600 block of Lily, reports the theft of a house, car, and P.O. Box key from his unlocked Toyota
8/31/06 Citizen 500 block of Parcel reports someone to have stolen his XM Radio from his vehicle while parked.
8/31/06 LYONS, KRISTINE was arrested for possession of a controlled substance on Lighthouse and Prescott. LYONS additionally charged with possession of prescription medication w/out prescription and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana.
Diver Dies At Breakwater Cove
Tai Lau, 49, was declared dead at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula at 10:48 p.m., according to the Monterey County Sheriff’s Coroner Division.
“The instructor turned to show him something, and he was gone.”
Roth said his understanding was that Lau disappeared from the instructor’s sight off Breakwater Cove in a matter of seconds. He said the instructor took immediate steps to get help when Lau first disappeared shortly after 9 p.m.
Happens every year to the adventures. Several divers die, people get swept off the shoreline and the rare shark bite.
Two Disguised Men Rob Head Shop
Two masked men robbed a store clerk at gunpoint in Monterey at 7:04 p.m. Friday. Monterey police Sgt. Jeff Jackson said the men pointed a handgun at the clerk of Glass Roots, 765 Lighthouse Ave. The clerk cooperated, Jackson said, while the men took an undisclosed amount of cash, damaged some store property and ran out the back door. The employee waited in a storeroom for the men to leave before calling police.
When a business district sinks as low as the Lighthouse Avenue corridor has, an increase in violent crime is not a surprise.
Drug paraphernalia shops, tattoo shops, karate ‘schools’, adult bookstores, massages, stop & rob markets, etc. Lower standards bring lower lifeforms..
Worker Dumps Paint In Storm Drain A Block From The Ocean
About 4 p.m., the Monterey Fire Department received a report of a pink liquid leaking onto McAbee Beach near Hoffman Street and Cannery Row, firefighters said.
Someone from the Monterey city street department spotted Gilberto Leon Ruelas dumping the paint into a storm drain near Jose’s Mexican Bar and Grill, a block from Cannery Row, said Robert B. Fernández, environmental health specialist for the Monterey County Health Department. Ruelas was performing a painting job at the restaurant.
Ruelas could face a penalty of up to $2,500 for the trouble caused to the city and possible damage to the environment, Fernández said.
Diver Dies In Bay
Bret Ramage, 35, was scuba diving with a chartered boat off the coast of Monterey at around 2 p.m. when he lost consciousness.
Dive instructors came to his aid and when the boat reached the shore, Ramage was rushed to the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula for emergency medical care, but doctors could not save the man, and he was later pronounced dead.
Drunk Driver Injures 2 At David & Lighthouse
A Pebble Beach woman was arrested on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol in a crash Wednesday at Lighthouse and David avenues that injured two motorists.
Monterey police said Karen Shoemaker hit a car that had stopped at a red light.
DUI Laws as they should be:
First offense – Drivers’ license suspended for life. Vehicle impounded. Can never own a car or get insurance for life. Fine equal to 2 years wages.
Second offense – enabler that gave drunk a car loses the car. Another fine – same rate PLUS add the same fine to the enabler.
Third offense – 10 years in jail.
Sex Offender Randy Lee Snyder Arrested
Randy Lee Snyder
Randy Lee Snyder, 54, was arrested on suspicion of probation violation as well as possession of obscene matter depicting minors in the act of sexual conduct; distribution of obscene matter to persons under the age of 18; and distribution of obscene matter to persons 18 years of age and older, Monterey Police Lt. Phil Penko said.
An employee at the Monterey Senior Center at 280 Dickman Ave. called police Friday at 9:15 a.m. to report seeing images of naked young girls on a monitor Snyder was using Thursday, Penko said. The employee said Snyder quickly clicked off the image when he noticed the employee.
“Clearly, the pictures were of girls under the age of 18,” said Penko. “They were between 10 years and 13 years of age, engaged in various acts of intercourse.”
Police discovered that Snyder had logged onto several child pornography sites, said Penko.
On Sunday, he was transferred to Monterey County Jail, where he will be held until a decision is made whether he will be returned to Santa Clara County or kept in Monterey County to face new charges.
In 2002, San Jose police arrested Snyder for using the Internet to solicit sex from what he thought was a 12-year-old girl. He was actually communication with a detective posing as the girl.
He was arrested at a San Jose park after approaching the female officer posing as the girl.
Police searched Snyder’s home and found evidence that he had intended to have sex with the girl. Snyder was then living in Pacific Grove.
Segovia’s Cited For Gambling & Drugs
State gaming agents raided two Peninsula bars Monday night and cited seven people on gambling-related charges.
Segovia’s owner Laurence Segovia, 62, was cited on charges of using his business as an unlicensed cardroom and conducting an illegal sports betting operation. Two bartenders, Ross Blankenship, 33, and Walter Hayes, 61, were arrested on charges of operating a betting pool. Hayes was also arrested on a charge of possessing an ounce of cocaine for sale.
The shutdown notice on the door of Segovias kept dissapearing. Souvenir hunters or image thing?