"The suspect, Valentin Luchin, 62, passed a note to the clerk demanding cash, around Noon, as Bay City News reports. The clerk handed over the money, and the suspect fled the scene. Two additional such robberies reportedly occurred later in the day. Per Bay City News, with the assistance of SFPD ambassadors and community tipsters who helped identify the suspect, investigators arrested and booked Luchin on multiple robbery charges Wednesday."
"As the Chronicle reports, Luchin was the owner and executive chef of Ottavio in Walnut Creek before it closed in 2016. Eater reported at the time that Luchin was arrested for armed robbery in 2018 after he allegedly stole $18,000 from a Citibank in Orinda. A semi-automatic BB gun the weapon used in the crime was recovered by authorities at his home along with the stolen money. Eater notes that Luchin defaulted on his Chapter 13 bankruptcy payment plan in 2015 prior to closing Ottavio."
Valentin Luchin, 62, was arrested for allegedly robbing three San Francisco banks in a single day. Police responded to a robbery on the 1100 block of Grant Avenue in North Beach where the suspect passed a note demanding cash; the clerk handed over money and the suspect fled. Two additional robberies reportedly occurred later that day. SFPD ambassadors and community tipsters helped identify the suspect, leading to his arrest and booking on multiple robbery charges. Luchin previously owned and served as executive chef at Ottavio in Walnut Creek, closed in 2016, and was arrested in 2018 for allegedly stealing $18,000 from a Citibank in Orinda; authorities recovered a semi-automatic BB gun and the stolen money. Luchin had defaulted on a Chapter 13 bankruptcy payment plan in 2015 before Ottavio closed.
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