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Central Coast bank robber sentenced

Written on 11 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

A Bakersfield man who recently robbed two Central Coast banks received a 14-year prison sentence on Thursday. [KSBY] Johnie Dean Arnold robbed a Union Bank in Goleta on Nov. 2 and a Heritage Oaks Bank in San Luis Obispo on... (Continue reading)

Heritage Oaks Bank robbery suspect arrested

Written on 7 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 16 comments

San Luis Obispo police arrested a Bakersfield man on Wednesday for allegedly robbing a San Luis Obispo bank on Monday afternoon. Following the armed robbery of the Heritage Oaks Bank on Froom Ranch Way, police released photos of the holdup... (Continue reading)

San Luis Obispo bank robber on the loose

Written on 4 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 25 comments

San Luis Obispo police are looking for the man responsible for robbing a San Luis Obispo bank on Monday afternoon. [KSBY] At about 2:22 p.m., the man entered the Heritage Oaks Bank on Froom Ranch Way near Home Depot armed... (Continue reading)

Feces-eating bank robber sentenced to seven years

Written on 9 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A 40-year-old man who said the Virgin Mary ordered him to rob a San Luis Obispo bank and eat his own feces has received a seven-year prison sentence. [KSBY] San Luis Obispo Judge Donald Umhofer said during Monday’s sentencing hearing... (Continue reading)

SLO County bank robber gets 25 years to life

Written on 6 May, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

A Santa Maria man about to stand trial for three San Luis Obispo County bank robberies has accepted a 25 years to life sentence. George Jessie Gonzales pleaded no contest Tuesday to three counts of robbery, according to a San... (Continue reading)

Trice sentences Central Coast Bandit

Written on 3 Apr, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge John Trice doled out a 16-year prison sentence on Thursday to Cristina Fernandez Padilla, a Watsonville woman better known as the Central Coast Bandit. Padilla robbed six banks in three counties over an eight-month... (Continue reading)

Jury finds feces eating bank robber, sane

Written on 27 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 20 comments

A San Luis Obispo County jury found a 40-year-old man who said the Virgin Mary ordered him to rob a bank and eat his own feces, sane and guilty of bank robbery. In July 2013, Andrew Gilbertson disguised himself by... (Continue reading)

Sex offender standing trial for SLO bank robbery

Written on 25 Mar, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Opening statements have begun in the trial of a Paso Robles sex offender who is accused of robbing a San Luis Obispo branch of Bank of America in 2013. [KSBY] Andrew Gilbertson, 40, has a prior conviction of sexual battery,... (Continue reading)

Central Coast bandit gets 20 years in prison

Written on 16 Jan, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

A 50-year-old Watsonville woman who garnered the title of the Central Coast Bandit will receive a 20-year prison sentence, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office. Cristina Fernandez Padila robbed six banks in three counties over an... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach robber dubbed the Beachcomber Bandit

Written on 24 Nov, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

FBI agents are searching for a bank robber dubbed the Beachcomber Bandit who struck in Grover Beach in June. [LA Times] The bandit robbed a Rabobank on Grand Avenue at gunpoint about one month after he held up a bank... (Continue reading)