Patricia Conklin, 47, was convicted on three counts of elder abuse in a jury trial that began on Aug. 5. Deliberations spanned the weekend, beginning on Friday before the final verdict was rendered on Monday.
In the first, Conklin pushed her mother during a verbal argument, causing the elderly woman to fall. When Conklin called 911 to advise her mother had slipped, dispatchers could hear her mother yelling she’d been thrown down. Transported to Community Hospital of Monterey Peninsula, the woman was diagnosed with an intertrochanteric fracture, a fracture on the top of the femur bone just below the ball portion of the hip. The injury resulted in necessary surgery and several metal implants.
The second and third counts relate to endangerment on March 9. On that day, Conklin went to a skilled nursing facility to retrieve her mother from the surgery. At the location, Conklin demanded her mother’s release and accused the staff of wanting her mother’s money. She then threatened the staff and took her mother from the facility to her home which was ill-prepared for the elderly woman’s return.
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Kidnapper Reported In Front Of P.G. High
Clad in a trench coat and a black fedora, a man insinuated Thursday he was going to kidnap a 15-year-old Pacific Grove High School student, police said.
Just before 3 p.m., an unidentified man approached a teenage boy on Sunset Avenue in front of the Pacific Grove High School stadium, according to a Pacific Grove Police Department release. The student told officers the man asked, “If you had a cell phone, would you be able to call someone if I kidnapped you?”
Bad guy being too obvious?
An “evil” character, a Film Noir character, or otherwise out-of-the-ordinary character, can always be identified (by the observant audience anyway) by the fact that he wears a concealing trenchcoat, fedora and occasionally dark glasses that are in no way seen as suspicious by any passers-by.
Don’t Buy Things From Door To Door Salespeople
One of the many pleasures of P.G. life is a low number of solicitors trying to sell you stuff. No matter how good it seems, no matter how kindhearted the solicitor acts, they are not to be trusted.
Two door-to-door salesmen took a Pacific Grove resident for $212 in a con to sell magazine subscriptions raising money for soldiers in Afghanistan and for a softball team, police said.
On July 8, two men between the ages of 18 and 20 solicited $34 for a magazine subscription from an apartment complex resident on Pacific Grove Lane, according to a release from the Pacific Grove Police Department. The victim told officers the proceeds were to be split between the “Wounded Warrior Project” and the “Washington Park Softball Team.”
Both men appeared legitimate and provided all necessary documentation including official-looking permits and magazine catalogs, the victim stated.
After writing a personal check, the victim said he later checked his bank account and found the check had been washed of the $34 and changed to $212. The back of the check was stamped with the name “Sharon D. Crabtree dba Monument Subscription Agency.”
One Less Fresno Tourist For Moe
Unless he makes bail..
Moe always mentions Fresno as where many P.G. tourists come from..
Fresno’s fire chief has been arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence and criminal threats.
Fresno County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Chris Curtice said James Robert Brown Jr. was arrested late Wednesday night after he apparently assaulted and threatened to kill family members during a disturbance at his home.
Cops Join Forces In Lawless P.G.
Wow, bringing in police from everywhere in a show of power. What better reason to stay away from town and shop in Sand City!
A coalition of officers from Salinas, Seaside and Marina issued nearly 20 traffic citations and warnings on Wednesday in Pacific Grove as part of a joint motorist safety operation, according to a release from the Pacific Grove Police Department.
The majority of the tickets issued as part of the four-hour Monterey Regional Strategic Traffic Operations Prevention Program were for distracted driving/cell phone and seatbelt violations. Six motorcycle officers conducted the operation.
Central Avenue Hit & Run Driver Surrenders
Hint to all winos driving home – your car will leave a trail of parts and fluids after you crash into parked cars and drive off.
Officers responded at 2:48 a.m. on Friday to a report of a hit and run on teh 400 block of Central Avenue.
At approximately 7:10 p.m. Friday, the registered owner of the vehicle, Nicholas Blanc, 24, came to the Pacific Grove PD and admitted to driving the vehicle at the time of the crash, fleeing the scene and to having been drinking before the crash.
Forest Avenue 76 Station Customers’ Credit Card Information Hacked
Again!
On Feb. 21, a person reported to the PGPD the theft and unlawful use of their credit card information.
The investigation led police back to the 76 Station where its management cooperated and all gas pumps were inspected for a skimming device but none found, police said.
The skimmer is a device that is attached to a point of sale machine and collects encoded information from credit or debit cards.
Several versions of skimmers were found affixed to gas pumps at the same location on Dec. 7.
Skimmer devices are now being found INSIDE the pumps, plugged into the card readers. Some stations attach anti-tamper stickers to the door of the pumps – if the seal is broke, don’t stick anything in it..
Forest Avenue 76 Station Customers’ Credit Card Information Hacked
Tree Trimmer Dies In Pebble Beach Accident
Fall protection harness’ are required safety gear in boom trucks.
A 46-year-old Salinas man died Wednesday while he was at work trimming trees in Pebble Beach, the Monterey County Sheriff’s office said.
Carlos Amezcua was identified as the worker who died after he fell from a boom truck on Cortez Road at Rhonda Road, the Sheriff’s Office said.
Pacific Grove Couple Arreseted For Child Pornography
Sick.
Rampueng Kaeorawang, 41, and her husband, Jason Wright, 40, both of Pacific Grove, were arrested at 8 a.m. Monday, according to the Pacific Grove Police Department.
At the time of their arrest, search warrants were served on the couple and they were found to be in possession of child pornography, which they allegedly manufactured themselves, police said.
Lovers Point Beach Pollution Warnings
Lovers Point Beach in Pacific Grove has been posted with an advisory due to high indicator bacteria found in samples taken on Monday, according to the Monterey County Health Department.