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The suspect wanted for an armed robbery at the CVS pharmacy last night, December 10, is in custody. At approximately 9:00 p.m., just three hours after the crime occurred, Sheriff’s deputies arrested 24-year-old Daniel Pulido of Santa Barbara at his residence. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office credits the assistance from the public in helping deputies quickly locate and arrest the wanted suspect.
Sheriff’s deputies received critical information from witnesses who observed the suspect go into a residential area behind the store and discard a bag underneath a vehicle. Residents also saw him get into a black Ford Mustang and were able to give deputies the license plate number. Sheriff’s deputies located the discarded items which included the machete he wielded at the clerk during the robbery and three bottles of codeine cough syrup he took from the pharmacy.
Sheriff’s deputies located the suspect vehicle outside a residence in the 4800 block of Ashton Road and contacted Pulido’s younger brother, David, who was positively identified as the driver of the black Mustang. His brother, Daniel Pulido, was identified as being the suspect who committed the armed robbery. Daniel Pulido was contacted at his residence in the 5200 block of Calle Morelia Road and was taken into custody.
Daniel Pulido was booked at the Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon. His bail is set at $120,000. The Sheriff’s Office is requesting that the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office review the case for possible filing of criminal charges against David Pulido for being an accessory to the robbery.