Hurley, who is King’s legal caretaker, is suspected of involvement in the theft and resale of King’s gold and silver coins, according to Pacific Grove Police Chief Carl Miller.
Coins and other valuables were recovered Monday when police served search warrants at Hurley’s home, businesses and bank, Miller said.
Police at the time were responding to neighbors’ reports of squalid conditions. Officers searching the house found papers, kitchen appliances and dishes stacked throughout the house, and determined that King was living in unsafe conditions.
P.G. Stalker’s Death Ruled As Suicide
The death of a man who had served jail time for stalking a Pacific Grove High School student was a suicide, the county coroner and Pacific Grove police announced on Monday.
Benjamin Peter Munhall, 44, of Monterey, was found dead Saturday morning in the Asilomar beach tract area. He died of a cut to the throat; a double-edged razor blade was found nearby, police said.
P.G. Girl’s Stalker Found Dead On Asilomar Beach
A 44-year-old man recently released from the county jail after serving time for stalking a Pacific Grove High School student was found dead Saturday morning in the Asilomar beach track area of Pacific Grove.
Pacific Grove Police said the body of Benjamin Peter Munhall of Monterey was found in the vicinity of the stalking victim’s residence.
Munhall was arrested on June 28, 2005, on suspicion of stalking, child annoyance and prowling. At the time The Herald reported that Munhall had met the girl at a Pacific Grove High School football game in September 2003, when she was 14. A week later he followed her home and gave her a gift. The victim reportedly told her parents about the man, but at that time police didn’t know his identity.
Another Day, Another Diver Dies In Bay
A Roseville man apparently died in a scuba diving accident off of Lovers Point on Friday, Pacific Grove police reported.
James Michael Holbrook, 54, was pulled to shore shortly before noon by his 19-year-old son and other divers, police said.
93950.com’s Creator Esther Trosow Painstakingly Preserving Pictures
Archivist, museum exhibit creator, costume maker, Web designer, historic activist, wry observer of human oddities—Pacific Grove’s Esther Trosow has one expansive resume. She’s also probably done more to preserve and celebrate the history of “America’s Last Hometown” than any one person.
“A love of John Steinbeck and Ed Ricketts” brought Trosow to Pacific Grove in 1994, and within a few years she had developed the “Driving Tour of John Steinbeck’s Pacific Grove,” established 93950.com, a quirky portal Web site devoted to her new hometown, and been instrumental in convincing the City Council to change the name of High Street to Ricketts Row in honor of the legendary marine biologist whose original lab was on Fountain Avenue.
93950.com’s Creator Esther Trosow Painstakingly Preserving Pictures
P.G. Police Chief Retiring
Police Chief Carl Miller has announced that he plans to retire effective October 27th of 2006. Chief Miller began his employment with Pacific Grove on October 27, 1976 and has filled every position in the Department including motorcycle officer, Sergeant, Detective, Lieutenant, Captain and Chief.
Meth Arrest – Chioino & Gregg At Rosedale Inn
Police were able to make contact with Jason Chioino, 35 years old out of Seaside & Nicole Gregg, 20 years old out of Carmel, inside the room. It was determined that Chioino had 3 outstanding warrants for his arrest for drug and assault offenses with a total bail amount of $135,000.00 After further investigation, it was revealed that both were in possession of over one pound of methamphetamine for sale. Both were arrested and charged with these offenses.
Besides the drug story, what are two people from Seaside and Carmel doing in a motel room in PG? I thought this kind of stuff only happened on Fremont Street.
Police Chase In P.G., Resident Injured
Allan Hardy, 22, of Monterey was chased and ultimately caught by an off duty Pacific Grove firefighter John Crocker who was in the area when the accident occurred. Another passenger was apprehended a short distance from the accident by Sgt. Diehl.
The driver was traveling at speeds in excess of 50 mph and ultimately collided head on with a 37 year old female Pacific Grove resident who was traveling eastbound on Junipero Ave
Another Charged In Olinger’s Slaying
Police also report killers’ parents obstructing.
Prosecutors said charges have been filed against Angel Ruelas, younger brother of Jacobo Ruelas, who has already been charged in Olinger’s death.
Pacific Grove Police Chief Carl Miller said Tuesday his department had also forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office a case against the Ruelas brothers’ parents for obstruction of justice. No charges have been filed against them.
Jacobo Ruelas was arrested May 13 after a massive manhunt in South County. He was linked to the crime when a palm print lifted from Olinger’s stolen car was matched with his palm print in a new state databank.
Miller said Tuesday afternoon that there is also forensic evidence against Angel Ruelas, including fingerprint and DNA evidence. Ruelas was transported to Monterey County Jail from Corcoran State Prison on Tuesday and is scheduled to appear in juvenile court this morning.
Tidepool Police Blather
I’m going to miss Mayor Costello’s words at the 3 minute mark . .
Jim Willoughby steps up to blather his own agenda against letting people walk on the beaches
When he’s cut off by Costello, Lee Willoughby cheats the 3 minute limit and picks up where Jim off with nary a miss in the scripted blather
When Lee is ousted, David Dilworth wastes precious time chastising the Mayor for ejecting the tidepool police
Causing Dilworth to lose precious time and get cut off before he can finish his personal issues at the podium.