"SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KABC) -- A celebrity chef from Northern California was arrested for allegedly robbing three banks in San Francisco on the same day - and it's not the first time he's faced similar accusations. Valentino Luchin, 62, the former executive chef at the Italian restaurant Rose Pistola, was arrested last week, according to the San Francisco Police Department. He is accused of passing notes to bank tellers and demanding money before fleeing each location."
"Police did not disclose how much money he took from each bank. The 62-year-old was booked on robbery charges. Back in 2019, Luchin was arrested for a different bank robbery in Orinda in which he got away with over $15,000. In an interview with our sister station KGO-TV at the time, Luchin blamed his desperation for money after his former restaurant, Ottavio, closed down in 2016."
Valentino Luchin, 62, a former executive chef at the Italian restaurant Rose Pistola, was arrested for allegedly robbing three banks in San Francisco on the same day. Police say he passed notes to bank tellers and demanded money before fleeing each location. Authorities did not disclose how much money was taken from each bank. Luchin was booked on robbery charges. He was previously arrested in 2019 for a bank robbery in Orinda in which he obtained over $15,000. Luchin attributed past actions to desperation for money after his former restaurant Ottavio closed in 2016.
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