2 FAST FOOD PLACES WERE ROBBED WITHIN ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER THIS MORNING IN SALINAS. THE TACO BELL ON SOUTH MAIN STREET WAS ROBBED JUST BEFORE 9:30, AND THEN THE CARL’S JUNIOR ON EAST MARKET STREET WAS ROBBED AROUND 9:45 A-M. IN BOTH CASES THE ROBBER WAS SAID TO BE WEARING A BLACK SKULL MASK, AND CARRYING A SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON EITHER ARMED ROBBERY IS ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.