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• 'Armed and Ready' robber strikes Santa Barbara bank

  September 23, 2011 1:34 AM

  A very demanding and aggressive armed robber strikes again. This time he held up the Rabobank on the 2200 Block of Bath Street in Santa Barbara. It happened around 10 a.m. Thursday. Investigators said this is the second time in the past five years he has hit the... more »

• Police still looking for armed suspect in attempted jewelry store robbery

  June 8, 2011 1:37 PM

  Santa Maria police are still looking for a masked man who implied he had a gun during a holdup on Tuesday afternoon at Fischer's Fine Jewelry in the 200 block of East Main Street. The store thought the weapon was a fake gun and got into a brief tussle with... more »

• Paso Robles PD: Armed robber pistol-whipped employee before making off with cash

  April 5, 2011 7:00 AM

  Paso Robles police officers are looking for a man who robbed a donut shop at gunpoint late Monday night. It happened just before 10:00p.m. Monday at DK's Donuts, located in the 1700 block of Spring St. in Paso Robles. Officers say the suspect came into the store, pulled... more »

• 1 arrested, 1 suspect outstanding in connection with armed robbery

  February 16, 2011 1:13 PM

  A San Luis Obispo man is arrested in connection with an armed robbery, but officers say his partner in crime is still outstanding. The San Luis Obispo Police Department says at about 10:00p.m. on February 6th, an armed robbery happened near the corner of Marsh and Nipomo Streets in... more »

• Santa Maria police arrest two men on robbery charge

  May 28, 2010 1:40 AM

  Two 19-year-old men are taken into custody, after officers say they were caught trying to rob someone in Santa Maria. Police were called out to the area of Fesler Street and McClelland at around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to a report of a robbery that had just taken place. When... more »

• FBI & Santa Barbara Police searching for suspected bank robber

  May 24, 2010 1:44 PM

  The Santa Barbara Police Department confirms the Rabobank location on Bath St. in Santa Barbara was robbed Monday morning. Officers are still at the scene of that robbery, which happened at about 10:00a.m. Monday. Investigators say a suspect walked into the bank with a handgun and demanded cash. They... more »

• Officers responding to reported bank robbery in Santa Barbara

  May 24, 2010 1:09 PM

  Santa Barbara Police Officers are responding to a reported bank robbery in the city, according to emergency radio traffic. That robbery was reported at the Rabobank on the 2200 blk. of Bath St. just after 10:00a.m. Monday. Emergency radio traffic indicates the suspect in that robbery is a... more »

• Police make arrest in robbery & kidnapping case

  May 7, 2010 2:08 AM

  Police in Santa Barbara have made an arrest in connection with a robbery and kidnapping that took place Thursday afternoon. Around 4:30 p.m., officers say a man confronted a woman walking in the parking lot at the La Cumbre Mall. Officers say he robbed her and forced her, at... more »

• Santa Barbara police offering reward in robbery investigation

  April 29, 2010 2:20 PM

  Santa Barbara police are now offering a reward for any information leading to the arrest of a group of robbery suspects. Back on April 7th, detectives say four men armed with handguns entered the Joyeria Latina Americana Jewelry store on North Milpas Street in Santa Barbara. They then used... more »

• Suspect shot by police after robbery in Grover Beach

  April 23, 2010 11:56 AM

  A robbery suspect is in jail after leading officers on a wild search in Grover Beach. Officers say they were called to the Kautz Chevron on the 1200 blk. of W. Grand Ave at about 1:30a.m. Friday, on report of an armed robbery. Officers say when they arrived, they... more »

• Santa Barbara police searching for robbery suspects

  April 8, 2010 2:38 AM

  Santa Barbara police officers are trying to track down four robbery suspects. Officers say just before 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, four men entered the Joyeria Latina Americana jewelry store on North Milpas Street. Three of them were armed with handguns. Police say they used cords to tie up at... more »

• Purse thief still on the loose

  March 8, 2010 1:13 PM

  Two robberies attempted in less than an hour in Santa Maria Sunday have police searching for the suspect. The first incident happened yesterday around 6:00 p.m. in the Sears parking lot at the Santa Maria Town Center. Officers say a 68-year-old Guadalupe woman was walking from Sears when the... more »

• Second parking lot robbery reported in Santa Maria

  March 7, 2010 3:20 PM

  Santa Maria police officers say they responded to a robbery Saturday, around 6:45 p.m. at 2220 South Bradley in the Wal-Mart parking lot. A 30-year-old woman said she was walking to her car, when a man started running directly at her. The suspect grabbed the woman's purse from her arm,... more »

• Bystander foils attempted robbery in Santa Maria

  March 7, 2010 3:06 PM

  A bystander comes to the rescue of a woman being robbed in Santa Maria. It happened yesterday around 6:00 p.m. in the Sears parking lot at 200 Town Center. Santa Maria police officers say a 68-year-old Guadalupe woman was walking from Sears when a suspect grabbed her purse and tried... more »

• San Luis Obispo police arrest man after gas station robbery

  February 24, 2010 3:11 AM

  San Luis Obispo police say they arrested a suspected robber, nearly an hour after a heist. Officers say a man walked into the Shell gas station in the 200 block of Santa Rosa Street just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. They say he pulled out a knife and told the... more »

• Police looking for suspect they say tried to rob two security guards in Mustang Village

  February 5, 2010 6:47 AM

  Police in San Luis Obispo are looking for a suspect they say tried to rob two security guards in Mustang Village. Police say the incident happened early Friday morning. They say two security guards were patrolling the area, when a man wearing a ski mask and goggles, approached the... more »

• FBI asks for help identifying bank robbery suspect

  January 22, 2010 3:01 PM

  The FBI is asking for the public's help identifying the man who robbed a Santa Barbara Bank of America on Nov. 4, 2009. Detectives believe residents living in Santa Barbara and Ventura may know the man in this picture. Detectives say the suspect entered the bank, walked to the... more »

• Santa Maria police say home invasion robbery not random attack

  January 14, 2010 2:42 AM

  Santa Maria police now say Sunday's home invasion robbery in the city was not a random attack. Officers were called out around 4 a.m. Sunday to the 1100 block of North Palisade Drive. That's where they say three suspects entered the home and demanded money. Two were reportedly armed with... more »

• Paso Robles police arrest suspect in Carl's Jr. robbery

  December 23, 2009 2:04 PM

  Paso Robles police arrested 22-year-old Israel George Daniloff, the man they believe is responsible for a robbery that occurred at Carl's Jr. in Paso Robles on December 20. Daniloff, a Paso Robles resident, was taken into custody on December 22 in the 2200 block of Pine Street. He... more »

• Police asking for public's help finding Carl's Jr. robber

  December 21, 2009 1:45 PM

  Police responded to a robbery at the Carl's Jr. on the 2000 block of Black Oak Drive in Paso Robles at 12:06 p.m. Sunday. Store employees told officers a man threatened them with the use of a gun, but never showed one. The suspect fled the area on foot... more »

• Resident shocked with stun gun in Santa Maria home invasion

  December 16, 2009 8:33 PM

  A Santa Maria man is beaten, shocked with a stun gun, and robbed inside his own home. Police say the home invasion robbery took place on the 400 block of San Lino Court Wednesday morning. They say 26-year-old Jose Ruiz (pictured) and 22-year-old Robert Sandoval, both of Nevada, forced... more »

• Nipomo bank robbery follows earlier heist in San Luis Obispo

  December 14, 2009 6:07 PM

  Investigators are trying to track down a suspect after a bank robbery in Nipomo. The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department says the robbery took place around 2:15 p.m. at the Wells Fargo on West Tefft. Investigators say the suspect handed the teller a note and took off with... more »

• Police looking for suspect after robbery at the Santa Maria Town Center Mall

  December 8, 2009 5:16 PM

  Police in Santa Maria are looking for a man they say robbed a store clerk, armed with a knife. The robbery happened just before 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Hearts Desire store in the Santa Maria Town Center Mall. Officers say the male suspect entered the store before... more »

• Lompoc restaurant reportedly robbed at knife point

  November 17, 2009 9:10 AM

  A Lompoc man is arrested after officers say he robbed a local restaurant at knife point. Officers were called to a restaurant on the 700 blk. of N. H St. at about 10:45p.m. Monday. Witnesses say the suspect entered the building, pulled out a knife and demanded cash. He... more »

• Two arrested in robbery assault in Santa Maria

  November 16, 2009 1:39 AM

  A man is assaulted during a robbery in Santa Maria. It happened Sunday morning on East Boone and South Elizabeth Streets. Police arrested 18-year-old Shawn Tucker and a 14-year-old girl. Police say a 19-year-old man was walking on the street when he was confronted by two males... more »

• Alleged kidnapper enters a not guilty plea

  November 12, 2009 12:37 PM

  The Grover Beach man accused of kidnapping a Cal Poly student enters a not guilty plea. 23-year-old Ryan Soqui was arraigned in a San Luis Obispo courtroom Thursday morning on charges of kidnapping, carjacking and robbery. He also faced a special allegation for prior felonies. Soqui was arrested Friday... more »