Dennis McCormick Supplied Teen Daughter With Alcohol

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..the testimony established that the driver was on probation following a previous drunken driving conviction, that she had bragged about her partying habits and that her father, Dennis McCormick, had bought the alcohol that the girl drank that day, before and while driving.

The 17-year-old driver is charged with second-degree murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence, causing bodily injury while driving under the influence, vehicle theft, and driving with a suspended license.

The accused teen sat next to her lawyer, Larry Biegel, as Hardee testified about the girl’s history and the day of the accident.

Dana McCormick was later convicted of second-degree murder for drunken driving and sentenced to the California Youth Authority until she turns 25 years old.

Her father, Dennis Dewayne McCormick, 52, was sentenced in November to two consecutive one-year terms in Monterey County jail after he pleaded guilty to buying his daughter alcohol.

Dennis McCormick Supplied Teen Daughter With Alcohol

P.G. Police Blotter for May 19, 2004

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Domestic disturbance on Cedar St. Daughter with mental and drug issues, Transported to Garden Pavilion.

Report of child crying on telephone. Welfare check revealed girl was upset because she was put on restriction by father as punishment for stealing.

Welfare check on 88 year old female not answering her phone. Party was contacted and had been asleep

Complaint received re house guest intoxicated, knocking over big screen TV and punched holes in the wall. Subject contacted on Patterson Ave. Arrested for breaking into vehicle, public intoxication, malicious mischief and resisting arrest.

Report of juveniles at youth center preparing to get into a fight. Gone on arrival

Report of liquid coming from manhole cover on Pine & 6th. Unable to locate problem during area check

Report of non injury vehicle accident. Car parked on 14th St rolled backwards and crashed into retaining wall.

Juveniles contacted during noise complaint investigation, provided false ID. Cited for curfew violation and possession of tobacco. Transported to station and released to parents.

Complaint of subjects with loud trucks creating a disturbance. Unable to locate

Report of possible mountain lion sighting. Investigation revealed foxes in bushes

Welfare check on 70 yr old male revealed subject to be intoxicated and complaining of chest pains. Transported via ambulance to CHOMP

Report of vehicle vandalism on Lighthouse Ave. Driver’s side window broken. Party on Crocker Ave reported subject broke a window of his vehicle and was leaving the scene

Report of domestic disturbance on Grove Acres. Verbal dispute between neighbors

Possible beach fire at Great Tide Pool. Investigation revealed night photography shoot in progress.

Report on noninjury accident on Spruce & 18th. Report taken

Resident on Laurel reported that a telescope was left on the roof of her vehicle overnight. Check revealed that the telescope had no value and it was thrown out

Report of a door in the roadway at Oceanview & 5th causing a traffic hazard. Door was gone on arrival

Party on Central Ave reported her vehicle missing. She thought possibly her brother borrowed it a day early.

Report of loud noises on 17th St. Quiet on area check

Juvenile contacted at Pine & 18th. Cited for (308b)

Non-injury accident reported at Central & 14th. Vehicles broadsided with moderate damage.

Public disturbance at gas station. Patron refused to leave at employee s request.

Report of items stolen from PG high locker.

Report of juveniles smoking at Dyke park, Subject contacted, but no evidence of smoking found.

Report of juveniles throwing objects as passing cars from roof on Eardley. Subjects contacted and were assisting with removal and replacement of old roof tiles.

Report of diamond ring set and bracelet stolen from unlocked vehicle sometime in the last two days. No suspects noted.

Complaint of person stealing beverage from Safeway. Suspect located, arrested, booked, cited and released.

Complaint of suspicious person entering residence two time with locksmith. Unable to locate party. Neighbor reported it was a realtor

Report of sink hole on Eardley Ave. Public works notified

Report of problem with neighbor at Lighthouse apt complex. Party stated that her neighbor followed her in his vehicle, yelling at her. Subject was angry because her dogs defecated near his home.

Father called from work to report that his son had friends at their home against father s wishes. Friends contacted and told to leave.

Juvenile arrested on Patterson for driving without a license and supplying false information to the police.

Complaint of juveniles darting in and out of traffic on David & Montecito. No problem noted on arrival. Subjects advise to stay out of the street.

Resident on 19th St reported difficulties with house guest. Guest gone on arrival.

Juvenile contacted for curfew violation. Tried to hide from officer, but was transported to station, cited and released to parents.

Traffic pursuit. Driver left parking lot at Forest & Prescott at high rate of speed. Fled and tried to evade officers. Driver arrested on Lighthouse in Monterey and vehicle towed

Complaint of juveniles throwing rocks in EM Dyke park. Contacted and expelled from park.

Domestic disturbance on 13th St. Mother and son dispute.

Parties counseled and situation resolved

Complaint of disorderly male interfering with city crew doing maintenance in Berwick Park. Suspect contacted and elected to leave park

Suspicious person reported standing outside business on Forest Ave. Subject contacted and was waiting for a ride. Ride arrived and subject left.

Elderly Female reported missing. PGPD contacted Monterey – Salinas Transit dispatcher. MST dispatcher broadcast description of missing person to all MST bus drivers. PGPD retrieved missing person from MST bus. Upon retrieval, elderly female complained of chest pains. PGPD advised family member to take her to CHOMP s Emergency Room. Elderly female was hospitalized.

Recreation Trail Robber Arrested

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Legrante Ellis
Legrante Ellis

Pacific Grove Police Detectives have arrested and charged Legrante Ellis, 43, of Marina, with attempted robbery, armed robbery, burglary and fraudulent use of credit cards.

An investigation revealed that Ellis was responsible for the attempted armed robbery of a family on the recreational trail in Pacific Grove on April 16, 2004. It is believed that Ellis also committed a completed armed robbery of another group of individuals in the same area the following evening wherein he stole their wallets and credit cards at gunpoint.

Recreation Trail Robber Arrested

Sam The Sham Farr Calls Michael Moore His Hero

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Walking up Independence Avenue, it is pointed out to Farr that the querulous filmmaker Michael Moore is standing on the next corner with a camera crew and a microphone.

Farr barrels across First Street and right into Moore’s sour mug. “How’s my hero?!” Farr asks.

Moore, with his typical hunched-down head and glum expression, tells Farr, “We’re not looking for guys like you, if you get my drift.”

Sam The Sham Mike The Lard

Ignoring the invitation to scram, Farr lays it on thick for the camera. He runs the show for a few minutes and introduces himself to a Marine that Moore has with him.

Farr walks away from Moore unscathed. In fact, he is beaming. He says he’d just as soon have gone into filmmaking as a young man if he’d known about it.

Sam Farr is a career politician son of a career politician. He has not had to work a day in his life. He’d have never made it as a filmmaker.

Sam The Sham Farr Calls Michael Moore His Hero

P.G. Police Blotter 2/25/03

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Week of February 25, 2003

Suspicious circumstance–white male sitting in a red Honda next to school playground. Determined to be school janitor on break.

Injury incident–Central and 19th. Green 95 Sable and green Camry. Both vehicles towed. First vehicle ran stop sign and collided with second vehicle. Driver in second vehicle taken to CHOMP.

Embezzlement–former employee of 12th St. church withdrew $5,000 from a church account without authorization.

Battery report–being hit by step father. Step-father arrested and released on bail. Standby for placement of children.

Close patrol– estranged daughter and son-in-law vandalized home interior of relative before moving out. Owner fears their return; locks to be changed promptly.

Shoplifters–fleeing from store. Two taken into custody.

Raccoon problem–Grove Acre.

Suspicious person–reported tearing down signs on Arkwright.

Citizen contact–tourist with bucket wading through tidepools. Stopped activity before any violations.

MC violation–white female feeding peanuts to seagulls. Warning cite issued.

Suspicious circumstances–report of white male, 17, loading rifle into car. Was taking possession of BB gun from friend.

Malicious mischief–unknown juveniles ignited can of hairspray on tennis court. Fled on foot.

Road hazard–complaint of large sinkhole in roadway. CalAm called, as water was the cause. Barricades erected for safety.

Armed robbery–suspect arrested, gun and $1,427 cash recovered.

Update! Chickens Get Approved

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Pro Chicken Mack

 

The Pacific Grove City Council balked at a recommendation to force a woman to give up her two pet hens after chicken supporters flocked to Wednesday’s meeting.

The council voted 6-1 to permit Valerie Landau, 45, and her daughter, Molly McGee, 16, to keep Garbanza, a tan bantam hen, and Lola, a Rhode Island Red, at the 19th Street home they rent. A city animal control officer had recommended against allowing the chickens after neighbors expressed concerns that the birds would attract raccoons to the Lovers Point neighborhood.

Molly said she was relieved she could keep her hens.

“I don’t consider them pets at all. They are my family,” Molly said. “I just hope that you can think of them as my family too. You wouldn’t want to tear my family apart.”

Molly, a student at Monterey High School, and six of her teenage friends brought signs to the meeting to defend the birds. One sign, borne by 16-year-old James Palmer, read “Jesus was a chicken.”

On a sad note, the chickens were killed in a mysterious act of mayhen. The raccoon proof cage was opened and the birds were killed. Gayle Sanborn had no comment..

Update! Chickens Get Approved

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Cranky Neighbor?

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What is more hometown like, two pet chickens kept by a teenager or a dog owned by a Carmel mortgage agent?

Two pet hens have a Pacific Grove neighborhood squawking, and it’s up to the City Council to make sure nobody’s feathers get too ruffled.

The council will consider Wednesday whether to let Valerie Landau keep two hens at the 19th Street home she rents. Some neighbors are concerned that the birds will attract raccoons or create a nuisance.

Landau, 45, and her 16-year-old daughter, Molly McGee, keep the birds in the fenced back yard at their home just blocks from Lovers Point in one of the city’s densest neighborhoods.

Landau said the birds make less of a mess than dogs. One hen, a foot-tall Rhode Island Red, is named Lola because she’s a showgirl, Landau said.

The other, a tan bantam, is named Garbanzo, like the bean.

The chickens are like part of the family, and don’t cause allergies like some furry pets, said Molly.

Why Did The Chicken Cross The Cranky Neighbor?

Raccoons Bad For More Than Just Tipped Trash Cans

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Children getting perminantly crippled by parasites in raccoon poop.

The experts warn parents to watch their children carefully when playing in areas with known populations of raccoon latrines.
“If children are seen to ingest material from a raccoon latrine, the drug albendazole should be administered immediately,” Murray said, “and a sample should be sent for expert examination for Baylisascaris procyonis eggs.” Everyone should thoroughly wash their hands after playing outdoors or working in the yard.
Murray’s best advice for people with persistent raccoons at their home is to discourage the animals by eliminating access where possible, never leaving food out, and removing feces promptly. “The eggs are not infective until they ‘age’ for 14 to 28 days, so if the droppings are cleaned up immediately there is no danger,” Murray said.

Raccoons Bad For More Than Just Tipped Trash Cans

Drug Deal Goes Bad, Dealer Files False Report

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Kids – don’t sell drugs. If you do choose to sell drugs, don’t go crying to the police when your sales skills fall short of success.

Nicholas Gore
Nicholas Gore

Nicholas Gore approached Pacific Grove police two weeks ago with an odd tale. The 18-year-old said a group of strangers had beaten, robbed and abducted him at gunpoint from the normally sleepy Country Club Gate Shopping Center. The randomness of the purported crime sent shudders through Butterfly Town, USA.

But now police say Gore invented the story to cover up a drug deal gone bad. Gore was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of making a false report to police. He was cited for the misdemeanor charge and released.

Drug Deal Goes Bad, Dealer Files False Report

Ex P.G. Policeman Caught Polishing His Billyclub In Public

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The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office filed an indecent exposure charge Friday against recently retired Pacific Grove police Capt. Bill Kennedy.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Terry Spitz said the misdemeanor charge stemmed from an incident in which Kennedy, 57, allegedly exposed himself in the parking lot of The Crossroads Shopping Village in Carmel on Aug. 10.

Spitz would not provide additional details but other law enforcement officials said two women called the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office that day to report a man masturbating in the parking lot. The man was gone when deputies arrived, but the women reportedly provided the license number of the man’s car. Kennedy was questioned later at his home in Pacific Grove.

Ex P.G. Policeman Caught Polishing His Billyclub In Public