Felon charged with robbing banks, burglarizing supermarkets in Southwest Riverside County

Two men suspected of running an illegal marijuana grow were arrested and booked into the Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta, sheriff's deputies said Sunday. Will Fritz photo
MURRIETA (CNS) - A convicted felon accused of robbing the same two banks in Lake Elsinore and Murrieta twice, as well as burglarizing area grocery stores, was charged Friday with armed robbery and burglary.Donovan Oscar Dintelman, 47, of Canyon Lake was arrested Wednesday following a Riverside County sheriff's investigation that began in June.He's being held in lieu of $500,000 bail at the Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta and is slated to make his initial court appearance this afternoon at the adjacent Southwest Justice Center on five counts each of armed robbery and first-degree burglary.According to sheriff's Sgt. Ray Ricken, the first holdup occurred on June 12 at a U.S. Bank branch in Murrieta. Over the ensuing five months, Dintelman allegedly committed additional robberie
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