"Valentino Luchin, 62, was arrested in September after hitting three banks, San Francisco police said. According to police, Luchin passed notes to bank workers demanding cash. He allegedly robbed a bank on the 1100 block of Grant Avenue of $300 and stole about $2,500 from a Bank of America on Stockton Street. He also attempted to rob a bank on the 400 block of Columbus but failed to walk away with any money. The banks are all within a few blocks of one another."
"Before his legal troubles, Luchin worked as the executive chef at Rose Pistola in San Francisco. He then opened Ottavio in Walnut Creek, serving as both the owner and the head chef. But the restaurant closed in 2016, sending Luchin into a tailspin of financial woes. Court records show he filed for bankruptcy. In 2018, Luchin allegedly walked into a bank in Orinda and ordered a teller to give him cash. He walked away with $18,000, police said at the time."
Valentino Luchin, 62, was indicted by a federal grand jury after allegedly attempting to rob three banks in San Francisco in a single day. Police say he passed notes demanding cash and took $300 from a Grant Avenue bank and about $2,500 from a Bank of America on Stockton Street while a third attempt on Columbus failed. Officers arrested him at his residence; he pleaded not guilty to bank robbery and attempted bank robbery. Luchin previously ran restaurants, filed for bankruptcy after Ottavio closed in 2016, and allegedly robbed a bank for $18,000 in 2018. He is due back in court Feb. 13.
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