Country Club Gate is always a hot spot for crime. Merchants that have a lot of valuables need to install cages over the windows and doors just like Seaside. Too bad P.G. can’t keep enough police on the beats. Applicants? What prospective P.G. cop wants to be judged by the bumper stickers on their truck and not their merit?
Due to staffing constraints, police explained they cannot maintain constant contact with victims of property crimes.
They canvassed the area for surveillance footage, including from nearby Lucky’s and local flock cameras, but were unable to identify any suspect vehicles.
The store owner is reconsidering future business investments in Pacific Grove, stating, “But after this, that’s kind of demotivated me. You know why I’m going to bring my investment here and add more to the city where my assets are not safe. A lot of my business is not safe at all.”
Other nearby businesses are also concerned about the safety of Pacific Grove, with one local business owner, George Daoud, saying, “Mean, this is P.G., couldn’t be any safer than that. That’s I mean, we pay prime price for safety here. We do pay for that. So we’re not seeing it, and we’re not feeling safe around here.”
