SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two suspects have been arrested in connection to a string of armed robberies targeting massage businesses across San Diego, authorities announced Tuesday.
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According to the San Diego Police Department, the robberies occurred between Nov. 29 and Dec. 5, 2025, at three separate locations. In each case, the suspects allegedly entered the businesses, pointed a gun at employees and demanded cash before fleeing.
The dates and locations of the incidents were as follows:
- Nov. 29, 2025, at Young Spa located at 2509 El Cajon Blvd.
- Dec. 3, 2025, at Sunny Spa located at 4865 Convoy St.
- Dec. 5, 2025, at Harmony Spa located at 4456 Vandever Ave.
Police say the suspects—identified as 39-year-old Ian Forbes and 42-year-old Niki Lindemann—were connected to all three robberies.
Investigators used SDPD’s Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system to identify the vehicle believed to be involved in the crimes. Working with uniformed officers and the department’s Special Operations Unit, detectives located the pair on Dec. 6, safely arresting them and seizing both the firearm and vehicle tied to the robberies…