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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)

Three dead in violent Stockton bank robbery

Written on 17 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A foiled bank robbery in Stockton left two robbers and one hostage dead and a third 19-year-old suspected robber in police custody. [KCRA] At about 2 p.m., the three Stockton residents entered the Bank of the West. When police arrived,... (Continue reading)

FBI agents thwart Ventura bank robbery

Written on 1 Jul, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

A Los Angeles man is in jail after his attempt to rob a Ventura bank on Monday was foiled by two FBI agents who just happened to be in the building. At about 3 p.m., Manuel Hernandez, 28, slipped a... (Continue reading)

Grover Beach bank robbed

Written on 11 Jun, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Grover Beach police are investigating the Tuesday robbery of a Rabobank on Grand Avenue. At about 10:40 a.m., a robber entered the bank, displayed a semi-automatic pistol and demanded cash. After receiving an undisclosed amount of money, the man fled... (Continue reading)

Atascadero bank robber suspected in two other bank heists

Written on 22 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Working with the FBI, police in San Luis Obispo County have determine the two suspects arrested Thursday for robbing an Atascadero bank also robbed banks in Arroyo Grande and Pismo Beach. Last week, George Jessie Gonzalez of Santa Maria robbed... (Continue reading)

Police identify alleged Atascadero bank robbers

Written on 21 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Atascadero police have identified the man and woman arrested for robbing Chase Bank on Thursday as George Jesie Gonzalez, of Santa Maria, and Tonya Michelle Young, of Paso Robles. Around 5:20 p.m. Thursday, a man walked into the Chase Bank... (Continue reading)

Alleged bank robber caught in Atascadero

Written on 18 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Atascadero police arrested two people Thursday for allegedly robbing Chase Bank. [KSBY] Around 5:20 p.m., a man walked into the Chase Bank in the 8000 block of El Camino Real, told a teller he had a gun and ran away... (Continue reading)

Arroyo Grande Bank of America robbed

Written on 4 Apr, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Arroyo Grande police are investigating the Thursday robbery of the Bank of America on West Branch Street. Shortly before 6 p.m., the robber entered the bank, said he was armed and demanded cash from one of the tellers. After receiving... (Continue reading)