Nipomo man arrested for armed robbery at San Luis Obispo stores

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – San Luis Obispo Police arrested a 20-year-old Nipomo man after armed robberies at two stores in the city just after 7:00 p.m. Friday night.

The robberies happened at the 11000 block of Los Osos Valley Road when the man flashed a semi automatic rifle before stealing two knives from Dick's Sporting Goods, according to the SLOPD.

The man then fled in a dark sedan before entering a Target strore, flashing the gun and stealing several Lego toy sets and a Playstation game controller, according to the SLOPD.

SLOPD patrol officers later found the man's car in the Vons parking lot on Broad Street before contacting and detaining the 20-year-old robber who drove the car.

SLOPD officers found two firearms on the robber's person and found all stolen property from the robberies in the car.

SLOPD officers then arrested the 20-year-old on two counts of felony robbery.