Oceanside police arrest suspect in Rookies robbery
By: North County Times | ∞
OCEANSIDE ---- Police on Tuesday arrested a man wanted in connection with an armed robbery a couple weeks ago at Rookies sports bar, 2216 South El Camino Real, said Sgt. Kelan Poorman.
Poorman said an officer on Tuesday morning spotted a man who fit the description of the suspect, Timothy Cortez, 20. He pulled the driver over in the 4700 block of Calle Solimar at about 11:50 a.m., he said.
The officer confirmed it was Cortez, Poorman said, and arrested him. He was booked into Vista Jail at 1:13 p.m. Tuesday and remains in custody on $60,000 bail.
Cortez faces felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery, according to court records. His initial appearance is scheduled for Thursday at 8 a.m.
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nyj wrote on Feb 14, 2008 3:36 PM:Interesting... I never read anything about a robbery. I did notice that my fav bar was closed though. Hope it opens soon
Joe wrote on Feb 14, 2008 3:55 PM:That's interesting... I don't recall reading anything about a robbery. I hope rookies opens up soon,its a real nice bar.
JP
Kelly wrote on Feb 21, 2008 7:43 AM:I was told that the robbery occured in an adjacent parking lot that was shared by the entire mall...not at the bar itself. I heard that it will reopen in March. I hope it does. I always had fun there!
O'side Res wrote on Feb 29, 2008 11:53 AM:Why did Rookies close? Nothing in the paper about it.
Willie wrote on Mar 4, 2008 5:48 PM:I thought Rookies was shut down from selling alcohol to minors. Wow! I didn't know that this is the reason why they closed. Shame on that guy. Rookies has become my favorite hangout on Thursday. I hope it re-opens soon...
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