A prominent Bay Area chef was arrested last week for allegedly robbing three San Francisco banks in a single day, authorities said.
Valentino Luchin, 62, of San Francisco, was taken into custody on Sept. 10 after allegedly passing notes demanding money to bank tellers at three separate locations in the city’s Central District, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The first incident occurred around 12:02 p.m. when Luchin allegedly entered a bank in Chinatown and passed a note to an employee demanding money, police said. After receiving cash, he fled the scene. Two more banks in the Central District were allegedly robbed similarly that same day.
Investigators, aided by SFPD Ambassadors and community tips, identified Luchin as the suspect and arrested him without incident, police said. He was booked into San Francisco County Jail on charges of robbery and attempted robbery, authorities said…