Brian Valverde, seen in a mug shot, above,\u00a0 has been arrested in connection with a string of armed robberies in December and January. (Image: San Jose Police Dept.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nBrian Valverde of San Jose was charged with robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, and grand theft, according to the Mercury News<\/em>, a San Jose media outlet. Valverde allegedly robbed a woman in the parking lot of the Bay 101 casino on January 5. He yanked her purse and fled, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nHe is also accused of being armed with a knife and firearm when he confronted a female employee on January 23 in a Casino M8trix parking lot.<\/p>\n
The victim was walking to her car when the suspect exited a Mercedes-Benz, brandishing a knife. When she started to run, he allegedly fired a pellet gun at her. A projectile struck her shoe.<\/p>\n
Valverde was arrested on January 30 and booked at the Santa Clara County Main Jail. He remained in custody as of Friday morning. No bail was set by a judge.<\/p>\n
Montana Casino Armed Robbery<\/h2>\n
A casino was robbed by an armed man in Great Falls, Mont., on Thursday. The bandit apparently displayed a firearm during the holdup.<\/p>\n
The suspect fled from the Double Down Casino casino with an undetermined amount of money.\u00a0 No injuries were reported The suspect may have been in the area around the gaming property before the heist, according to KFBB<\/em>, a local TV station.<\/p>\nMontana<\/a> authorities continued to search for the suspect late this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 17-year-old Buffalo, N.Y. boy was sentenced to five years in prison this week. Erie County Court Judge Susan Eagan refused to grant him youthful offender status. The unidentified teen was convicted in connection with a series of robberies of patrons and food delivery drivers between March and August last year. This included a July […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":259062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[84268,81905,13766,81928,82149],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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