“…Surveillance video caught a recent hotel robbery…a suspect, with a handgun, climbs over the counter and 
steals the cash drawer. In other cases, the crime turns violent…one hotel worker was punched in the face…”
Five suspects are in custody inNorthern California for crimes that may be tied to a string of robberies in theCentral Valley. Two suspects are adults, three are juveniles. Jamaul and Justina Baker, one 15-year-old and two 14-year-olds were arrested Wednesday night after allegedly robbing a hotel and convenience store inPlacerCounty.
Most of the victims up and down the state had similar stories. A trio of masked robbers march into hotels and demand money. Sometimes they become violent. Eight hotels in the Central Valley and over a dozen in the state were hit. Now the crime spree appears to be over.
In less than a week, robbers hit eight hotels and motels in the Central Valley: Two in Fresno off the 99, then down the freeway to Selma and Kingsburg. Over to the I-5, places in Coalinga, Firebaugh, Santa Nella and Patterson are robbed.
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