San Jose police arrest the suspect in a series of armed robberies that spanned the cities of San Jose and Santa Clara over the past two months.
Brian Valverde, 22, of San Jose was arrested Jan. 30 on charges of robbery, grand theft, assault with a deadly weapon and narcotics sales, police said.
The first reported incident occurred Dec. 27 in the area of Blue Mountain Drive and Mount McKinley Drive in San Jose, where a victim said the suspect intentionally rear-ended her, stole her personal property and threatened to shoot her if she followed him, police said.Get a weekly recap of the latest San Francisco Bay Area housing news.
Further investigation, including the use of license plate readers, revealed Valverde was responsible for a string of robberies across San Jose and Santa Clara, police said.Jan. 5, a strong-armed purse snatch robbery occurred in the parking lot of Bay 101 Casino in San Jose. Jan. 22, an armed robbery with a firearm occurred in the 3000 block of Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara.Jan. 28, a robbery and vandalism occurred in the area of Monterey and Senter roads in San Jose.In the latter two incidents, victims told police the suspect intentionally rear-ended them and stole their personal property, similar to the incident on Dec. 27.
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