Cookin’ up some crime.

A renowned California chef has been arrested for allegedly pulling off three bank robberies in one day in San Francisco last week.

Valentino Luchin, 62 — the former executive chef at beloved Italian restaurant Rose Pistola in San Fran — struck three different banks across San Francisco on Sept. 10 by passing handwritten notes to the tellers demanding money, according to the San Francisco Police Department . 4

Officers responded to a robbery at a bank near Grant Avenue in Chinatown around 12 p.m.

Upon arrival, one of the tellers informed police that the suspect had handed her a note demanding cash, and, out of concern for their safety, she had complied.

After being handed over a bag of cash, the suspect fled. Officials did not reveal how much money he mana

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