Crime & Safety
Hotel Guest Accused Of 2 Armed Robberies
Castanya Tompkins was transported to Solano County Jail, where she was booked on suspicion of robbery and receipt of stolen property.
FAIRFIELD, CA — A guest at a Fairfield hotel allegedly used a gun to rob two nearby businesses Tuesday, police said.
Officers arrested 28-year-old Castanya Tompkins as she walked east on Business Center Drive toward Green Valley Road.
At 6:10 p.m., a business in the 5000 block of Business Center Drive was robbed at gunpoint, police said.
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Investigators looked at surveillance footage and checked nearby hotels for people matching the suspect's description. An employee at one of the hotels identified the suspect as a guest who hadn't returned to their room.
Then at 7:14 p.m., someone reported another robbery at a business in the 5000 block of Business Center Drive. The suspect's description matched that of the woman who allegedly robbed the first business.
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Officers found and arrested Tompkins and recovered the gun, which was reported stolen out of Richmond, along with a large sum of cash.
Tompkins was transported to Solano County Jail, where she was booked on suspicion of robbery and receipt of stolen property.
By Tony HicksBay City News
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