AZTECA MARKET ROBBED vs

AN ARMED ROBBERY TOOK PLACE AT THE AZTECA MARKET IN WATSONVILLE TUESDAY MORNING. THE ROBBER WAS DESCRIBED AS A TALL AND THIN HISPANIC MAN WHO WAS BETWEEN 20 AND 25-YEARS-OLD. HE ENTERED THE STORE DURING BUSINESS HOURS, DISPLAYED A SMALL HANDGUN, AND DEMANDED MONEY FROM THE CLERK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FOLLOWED THE ROBBER AS HE RAN OFF WITH AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF MONEY. HE LOST THE SUSPECT AT CAREY AND SOUTH GREEN VALLEY ROAD. THE ROBBER WAS FILMED ON THE STORE'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE CAMERA, AND POLICE ARE USING THE IMAGE TO HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE THIEF.