SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KABC) -- A celebrity chef from Northern California was arrested for allegedly robbing three banks in San Francisco on the same day - and it's not the first time he's faced similar accusations.

Valentino Luchin, 62, the former executive chef at the Italian restaurant Rose Pistola, was arrested last week, according to the San Francisco Police Department. He is accused of passing notes to bank tellers and demanding money before fleeing each location.

Police did not disclose how much money he took from each bank. The 62-year-old was booked on robbery charges.

Back in 2019, Luchin was arrested for a different bank robbery in Orinda in which he got away with over $15,000.

In an interview with our sister station KGO-TV at the time, Luchin blamed his desperation for mon

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