Alleged serial robber arrested, linked to Bakersfield heists

By KBAK - KBFX - Eyewitness News - BakersfieldNow.com Published: Feb 28, 2012 at 3:34 PM PDT
Alleged serial robber arrested, linked to Bakersfield heists
This man, seen Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, at Walmart on Rosedale Highway in Bakersfield, is accused in more than a half dozen robberies, Bakersfield police say.

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Authorities have arrested an alleged serial robber.

Nicholas Lamb, 32, is accused of robberies in more than a half dozen cities, including Bakersfield.

The Fresno-area resident was arrested over the weekend for a robbery in Modesto. Detectives from Bakersfield traveled to Modesto to interview Lamb and determined that he had robbed the Walmart on Rosedale Highway and a Wells Fargo bank inside the Vons store on Coffee Road.

Lamb's other alleged robberies were in Paso Robles, Gilroy, Tracey, Patterson and Riverbank, Bakersfield police said Tuesday.