NORTH COAST, Calif. – Deputies from the Sonoma Police Department this weekend arrested two suspects for bank robbery, with officials reporting that both also are wanted in connection with attempted robberies in Napa County.
Catrina Hockney, 34, of Napa and 45-year-old Miguel Maravilla of Vallejo were arrested for the Saturday robbery, according to Sgt. Spencer Crum of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office.
On Saturday at about 2 p.m. deputies received a call of a bank robbery that occurred at the Wells Fargo Bank, located at W. Napa and 5th West in Sonoma, Crum said.
He said deputies were aware of the potential suspects due to an investigation from the Napa Police Department. A flier had been issued earlier in the day that listed Hockney and Maravilla as subjects of interest in numerous attempted robberies in Napa.
A description of their vehicle, a 2007 tan Chevrolet pickup had also been listed in the flier, Crum said.
When the deputies received the call they observed the pickup pulling away from the area of the Wells Fargo branch, and made a traffic stop on it at W. Napa and Third West, Crum said.
Crum said the deputies arrested Maravilla and Hockney without incident. At the time of traffic stop, Hockney was lying down in the back seat attempting to change her clothes.
After her arrest, deputies found a large amount of cash on Hockney, Crum said.
Deputies responded to the Wells Fargo Bank and contacted tellers there who told them that a woman came into the bank holding a lunch box. When she got to the counter, she placed the lunch box on the counter and pulled out a note indicating this was a robbery and she wanted all large bills, Crum said.
The teller complied with the woman’s demands, gave her money from her drawer and then the woman left, Crum said.
Crum said the teller gave a description of Hockney’s physical appearance, and video surveillance taken from the bank confirmed that Hockney was the suspect.
Both Hockney and Maravilla were booked into the Sonoma County Jail and booked on charges of robbery and conspiracy. They remain in custody with bail set at $500,000, Crum said.
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