FPUD robbery thought to be fourth in series

The business office of Fallbrook Public Utility District (FPUD), located in the 900 block of East Mission Road, was robbed by an armed man on Monday, Feb. 8 at approximately 11:45 a.m. Based on witness interviews, the suspect appears to match the description of the perpetrator of three other recent local robberies.

“It’s looking like it’s the same guy,” said Detective Dan Laibach, Fallbrook Sheriff’s Substation. “He walked in to the FPUD office, up to the front counter and told a lady in Spanish ‘It’s a robbery; I have a gun; it’s not a joke; please don’t make me use it.’” Laibach said at that...