A man who police say recently robbed two Chico banks and possibly one in Paradise has been arrested.
According to a press release, officer Kevin Hass was making a routine patrol through the parking lot of a local motel and saw a man he thought matched the description of the suspect. The man, identified as Joe Federico Nunez Martinez of Salinas, was arrested on an outstanding warrant and later was linked to the bank robberies, the latest of which was the Rabobank on East Avenue yesterday.
Detectives from Chico and Paradise are both continuing to investigate the three incidents.