Albuquerque couple accused of armed robberies at 3 Blake’s Lotaburgers and a dispensary

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A couple is accused of terrorizing three different Blake’s Lotaburger locations and a dispensary in Albuquerque over the span of four months, threatening to rob each place at gunpoint before making off with thousands in cash.

The first time police said Robert Jaramillo, 47, and Jacqueline Smith, 43, were picked up on camera was at the La Mota Dispensary in the Near North Valley on March 13. Security images show a woman holding the door open for a man who proceeded to threaten the employee at the register with a silver revolver, before saying: “Give me all of the money in the register, or I will shoot her.” They made off with $600 in cash.

On June 3, police responded to a domestic violence incident involving Smith and Jaramillo. Police claimed he was seemingly wearing the same glasses as the one caught on camera at the dispensary. Police also noted his BMW and license plate.

The next time police alleged the pair was spotted was on June 24th; this time, at a Blake’s Lotaburger near Old Town. Police said Jaramillo and Smith handed an employee a note saying they had a gun and wanted money. This time, they made off with more than $1,700.

Police stated the couple was caught on camera again more than a month later on July 28, using the same tactic of passing a note at another Blake’s Lotaburger on Coors Boulevard on the Westside.

The next day, police claimed Jaramillo and Smith struck one more time at yet another Blake’s Lotaburger near Eagle Ranch in northwestern Albuquerque, again, by passing a threatening note saying they had a gun and wanted money and taking off.

Just a few days later, they were behind bars after police identified them based on the shoes and glasses Jaramillo was wearing as well as the license plates and vehicles they were driving.

An arrest warrant was issued for the pair on August 2, and they were taken into custody that same day. During hearings last week, Robert Jaramillo was ordered to be held in jail until trial; Jacqueline Smith was released. Both are facing four counts of armed robbery.

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