Pebble Beach Art Theft Lawsuit – Toss It

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No chance?

Shapiro filed a motion in Monterey Superior Court Nov. 1 asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, which provides for early dismissal of lawsuits arising from an “act in furtherance of a person’s right of petition or free speech” unless a court determines there is a probability the plaintiff will prevail on the suit.

To help show that Amadio and Kennaugh probably won’t win their defamation suit, Shapiro argued that Kanalakis and Richards “were acting within the scope of their employment when they issued press releases or held press conferences … and therefore both are immune from any claim arising from that conduct.”

In regards to Monterey County’s liability in the lawsuit filed by Kennaugh and Amadio, Shapiro said a public entity is not liable for conduct by an employee who is immune.

Therefore, Shapiro said Kennaugh and Amadio “cannot establish a possibility, much less a probability, of prevailing on either of their claims.”

Pebble Beach Art Theft Lawsuit – Toss It

Cops Sue City

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PG Cops On Break

In a lawsuit filed Nov. 3, the Pacific Grove Police Officers’ Association targets the ordinance, which caps the city’s contribution to an employee’s pension plan at 10 percent of workers’ salaries.

The city currently contributes 9 percent for general employees and 19 percent for police officers.

The PGPOA’s 26-page lawsuit, which names P.G. city manager Tom Frutchey and every city council member, alleges unfair labor practices and asks a judge to find that the council’s ordinance is unconstitutional.

Cops Sue City

Jar News Trifecta – Fetus In A Jar At Mvsevm

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Planned Parenthood must discard fetus’ all the time – why the fuss?

The Mvsevm

Frutchey asked the P.G. Police Department to investigate the fetus’s origins and help determine what to do with it. “It’s not something we can prove we’ve legally acquired,” he says.

But Esther Trosow, a former museum archivist and current member of the city’s Museum Board, suggests the Foundation and the city have been too quick to offload the specimen. In her view, there’s nothing sinister about a natural history museum housing the fetus, which she speculates may have been donated by Ricketts.


Jar News Trifecta – Fetus In A Jar At Mvsevm

Cal Am Bills P.G. Couple $2000 For One Month’s Water

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Smart Meters run amok? Cal Am denies any error, get used to it.

Parise brought in two plumbers, both from different companies to inspect his home for leaks, but they didn’t find anything. Now Parise thinks Cal Am’s new electronic meter, a meter the company recently installed this year, is to blame.

“The only thing that’s changed is this new electronic meters that they put in. I find it even hard to believe that common sense would tell you that our water usage has gone up that much and then magically it’s gone back to normal usage without us doing anything differently,” said Parise.


Cal Am Bill P.G. Couple $2000 For One Month’s Water

Dopes With Hope? Nope

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If you think there are cops around, don’t go looking for the drop off. LOL.

Two men were arrested Monday after apparently trying to retrieve a hidden marijuana stash from the Pacific Grove High School campus, police reported.

School staff found a Mason jar full of marijuana in a wooded area near the soccer field. When officers arrived to investigate, they saw Sean Paul Kilpatrick, 27, and Cory Wayne Peters, 24, both of Pacific Grove, appearing to intently search the same area.

Dopes With Hope? Nope

Pollacci’s Other Pad – Trailer In A Storage Lot

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Wouldn’t take of his hat during sex for it would muss his rug.

Sepegan said the two drove around in a pouring rain storm for three hours that night before Pollacci drove her to a vehicle storage lot behind Monterey Peninsula Airport, where he entered a code and parked outside an aluminum travel trailer.

Inside, the two sat at the dining table and kissed. She did not stop Pollacci when he removed her top and bra, she said, or when he led her into the bedroom, removed all his clothing — except his hat because he was wearing a toupe –

Pollacci’s Other Pad – Trailer In A Storage Lot

Maybe The Painter Should Lay Off The Coffee

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The Pine Cone’s police log has gotten much more interesting with the addition of P.G. to the report.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13

Pacific Grove: Monarch Lane resident reported his painter called him twice in the early morning hours. The painter wanted to speak about an upcoming job. The resident spoke to him and advised him not to contact him at 0200 hours. He was concerned the painter would continue to call in the future and asked for police to speak with him. An attempt to contact the painter failed, and a message was left on his voicemail.

Maybe The Painter Should Lay Off The Coffee

Pollacci Accused Of Additional Rapes While Under Investigation

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Pollacci Parking For Jury

The latest alleged victim, Jane Doe 2, was raped in October and November 2008, her lawsuit says. Last spring, Pollacci was convicted of raping Jane Doe 1 in April 2008 and sentenced to eight years in prison. Both rapes happened in the liquor store, according to court documents.

Pollacci has already been charged with assaulting Jane Doe 2 and faces a preliminary hearing next week. But details of the latest rape have not been revealed until now.

“In or around October 2008, plaintiff entered Ron’s Liquors as a patron and encountered Thomas Pollacci, who was working in the store at the time,” the lawsuit says. “As plaintiff shopped, Pollacci approached her and persuaded, convinced and otherwise manipulated her into a lunch meeting. During the lunch, Pollacci drove plaintiff to an unfamiliar, deserted area near the beach where he sexually assaulted her” including “forcible intercourse.”

Pollacci Accused Of Additional Rapes While Under Investigation