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Chief Cathy Madalone Quits

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Timed it right. Diminished capacity until eligible for full retirement. Next time put DEI at the bottom of the list.

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Pacific Grove Police Chief Cathy Madalone — who has been on paid leave for months following a mysterious injury — announced today that she’s retiring on Oct. 12, after only five years in the role.
Madalone has faced criticism from residents for failing to disclose how she was injured, the nature of her injuries and why she was apparently able to work from home and not in the police department on Pine Street. She did not address her injury in today’s retirement message, either.
While several sources told The Pine Cone that Madalone was hurt in a golf cart mishap during an August 2023 car event in P.G., she never confirmed or denied it.

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Chief Cathy Madalone Quits

Police Chief On Leave, Commander Takes Over In Interim

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Chief Cathy Madalone, 55, told The Pine Cone last October that she was given a special accommodation, in lieu of a full leave of absence, to work from home based on “physician recommendations and city policy.” Madalone has declined to say how or when she was injured and started working from home but has called the arrangement “temporary.” This week, though, Pacific Grove’s new city manager, Matt Mogensen, told The Pine Cone Madalone is not working.

Police Chief On Leave, Commander Takes Over In Interim

P.G. Comeheres SHOCKED That Their Cars Get Broken Into

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Burglar

Tourist destinations like Pacific Grove are prime burglary targets. Criminals need a place to vacation to, and maybe catch up on some work while here. Don’t be a Bay Area fool, lock doors and windows. Don’t leave anything valuable in your car.

“We moved from the Bay Area to kind of avoid the crime and to see it kind of ticking up here is very disconcerting,” said Francie Soito who lives in Pacific Grove.

The alarming amount of car theft and break-ins is driving them to take extra safety measures, such as leaving their porch lights on.

P.G. Comeheres SHOCKED That Their Cars Get Broken Into

P.G. Police Chief Pulling Duty From Home

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At least her Monterey home is closer than the ex-City Manager’s. PG PD Pride Flag

Earlier this month, Madalone again said she was working from home. And this week, in response to questions about the date she began working remotely, the nature of her injury and when she expected to return to work, she said the answers would reveal “confidential medical and personnel information.”

P.G. Police Chief Pulling Duty From Home

Police Just Not Arresting People Anymore

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New Chiefs, weather, no tourists to prey on, one excuse after another. Police must be busy taking sensitivity training as not to offend anyone.

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The department attributes the decreases to a lag in tourism, implementation of a new computer records system and the retirement of a longtime employee.

While P.G. parking enforcement issued 3,598 parking tickets during the 2022 timeframe, this year it’s issued only 2,507 — a difference of 1,091 tickets. Anderson explained why.

Police Just Not Arresting People Anymore

P.G. Police Chief Bailin’ Like Palin

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Are there ever any internal applicants for chief? They may be more loyal to the town instead of the come heres with no connection or work history in P.G.

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The Pacific Grove Police Officer’s Association confirms Police Chief Vicki Myers announced she will no longer be working for the department during a briefing on Saturday.

P.G. Police Chief Bailin’ Like Palin

Police Non Emergency Reporting App Launches

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Now you can report offending social media comments with ease!

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The city of Pacific Grove launched a new tool to help people with non-emergencies within city limits.

The new service request program allows citizens to report things like potholes, graffiti and parking violations. Once submitted, people can check the status of their request.

The new portal can be accessed via the My Pacific Grove smartphone app, available in the app store. You can also visit the portal on CityOfPG.org.

Police Non Emergency Reporting App Launches

She’s Come Undone – McAdams Triggered By Facebook Comment

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Are We Done

Jenny McAdams calls the cops when she’s called “Done”.

But a mere four days after the judge’s admonishment, a spokeswoman for the Pacific  Grove Police Department said McAdams filed a police report Monday over statements Miller made online.

“An informational report was created by the responding officer for documentation purposes only,” Jocelyn Francis explained. “It is the discretion of the officer on whether or not to write a report, and in this case the officer generated a report.”

McAdams explained the reason for making the police report.

“Concerned residents reached out to me and sent me screenshots of a post where Mr. Miller referred to both the court hearing and myself as ‘done,’” McAdams told The Pine Cone. “I do not know what “done” means to Mr. Miller or how I am “done,” but after review of the post, I was advised to file an informational police report to document this statement.”

She’s Come Undone – McAdams Triggered By Facebook Comment

Fired Cop Fights To Get Job Back

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Lawsuits we bound to happen. Hoping for a reinstatement or big payout.

He also contends that the Pacific Grove police officers union’s policy manual allows employees to “oppose, support or contradict any social issue, cause or religion,” which is what he said he did in the Parler posts. “I didn’t represent myself as a police officer,” Gonzalez said. “I was totally off duty when I made those posts, and I was speaking to a matter of public concern, which is within my First Amendment rights. I didn’t violate any law and I didn’t violate any policy.”

It’s just crazy to be labeled something like a racist for not supporting an organization, which to me is anti-police.”

Fired Cop Fights To Get Job Back

Cancel Culture Clubs Cop

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Say what’s on your mind? Don’t do it in P.G. Especially if it shows the goal of a Marxist movement that says to kill police officers.

A Pacific Grove police officer has been placed on leave after he allegedly made a social media posting using offensive language about the Black Lives Matter movement. It’s the same officer who in May reportedly placed stickers on his private vehicle with anti-LGBTQ language as well as supporting a right-wing militia group.

Randy Fairgarden and other members of a group he identified as “concerned citizens” have launched a petition calling for the termination of the officer involved. Fairgarden said it has received 1,200 signatures to date.

“You don’t think (police department) knew who he was?” Fairgarden said. “Do you think he’s the only one in the police department who holds those views?”

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