2 ARMED ROBBERIES IN SAL S.S.

2 ARMED ROBBERIES TOOK PLACE LAST NIGHT IN SALINAS. THE FIRST WAS AT 7:22 P.M. ON NORTH SANBORN ROAD AT THE SALTILLO TORTILLERIA, AND THE 2ND TOOK PLACE ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER AT THE EL MERCADO NOPAL ON WILLIAMS ROAD. IN BOTH INCIDENTS THE SUSPECT WAS DESCRIBED AS A HISPANIC MAN (IN HIS EARLY 20?S) WHO WAS WEARING A BLUE BANDANNA AND A BLUE DENIM JACKET AND CARRYING A CHROME SEMI-AUTOMATIC HANDGUN. AFTER DEMANDING AND GETTING THE CASH, THE SUSPECT FLED THE SCENE IN A LIGHT BLUE OR GREY COMPACT CAR. ANYONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THESE ARMED ROBBERIES IS ASKED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.