SALINAS TACO BELL ROBBERY VS

A ROBBERY TOOK PLACE IN SALINAS AT THE EAST ALISAL STREET TACO BELL. LAST NIGHT AT ABOUT 7:45 A HISPANIC MAN WEARING A HOODED SWEATSHIRT AND BLACK JACKET, BRANDISHED A HANDGUN AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM A CLERK. HE FLED ON FOOT WITH AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF CASH. THE MANAGER AND A CUSTOMER GAVE CHASE AND FOLLOWED HIM INTO THE AREA OF JOHN AND WOOD STREETS. LATER, WHEN OFFICERS SEARCHED THE AREA THEY FOUND THE HANDGUN USED IN THE ROBBERY, ALONG WITH SEVERAL ITEMS OF CLOTHING WORN BY THE SUSPECT. THE ROBBER WAS DESCRIBED AS BETWEEN 30-35 YEARS OLD, 5'-9?, 170 LBS, WITH AN ACNE-SCARRED FACE AND A DISCERNABLE SCAR ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. HE APPEARED TO BE A FIELD WORKER AND SPOKE ENGLISH WITHOUT AN ACCENT.