Tag: robbery
Purse stealer sentenced and fined
An 18-year-old Chula Vista man was sentenced Monday to 29 days he has already spent in jail for stealing a purse from a woman...
Purse snatcher used fear, force
Genaro Vasquez, 18, of Chula Vista, will be sentenced April 17 after he pleaded guilty to robbery and grand theft when he took a...
No death, life for killer
In a surprise development, a Chula Vista man pleaded guilty March 16 to two counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of two people...
Woman suspected in bank heist
A Chula Vista woman is facing a Sept. 28 preliminary hearing on a charge of robbing the California Coast Credit Union at 286 East...
Gunshot wounds and jail time
A fugitive who was wanted for robbing a South Bay store and was wounded by U.S. deputy marshals has pleaded guilty to two robbery...
Apple robbery suspect in court
The suspect in an attempted robbery in an Eastlake Apple store in April was in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing.
Johnny Chenda is in...
‘Strap’ suspect faces trial
A 20-year-old man was ordered to stand trial on 14 counts of robbery and attempted robbery in the Cover My Strap theft series in...
Former sex offender faces kidnap charges
A former sex offender who allegedly committed a two-day crime spree in the South Bay in 2010 has been ordered to stand trial on...
Trial for suspected bank robber
Tykeem DeShawn Nelson, 20, has been ordered to stand trial on 11 felonies including robbing two banks in Chula Vista and National City, and...
Alleged kidnapper faces long time behind bars
The preliminary hearing for an ex-convict who is charged with kidnapping, robbery and attempted robbery in the South Bay was delayed Monday until Oct....
