A SALINAS MAN WAS ARRESTED LAST NIGHT (MON) ON SUSPICION OF ARMED ROBBERY, VEHICLE THEFT AND EVADING POLICE. 22-YEAR-OLD JOSE RAMIREZ ALLEGEDLY ENTERED A BUSINESS ON ACOSTA PLAZA AROUND 9:30 ARMED WITH A BRICK. HE DEMANDED MONEY AND FLED THE SCENE WITH AN UNDISCLOSED AMOUNT OF CASH. RAMIREZ THEN STOLE A VEHICLE IN A NEARBY PARKING LOT. THE SUSPECT GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND RAN INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD AT GARNER AVENUE AND WILLIAMS ROAD. OFFICERS FOUND RAMIREZ HIDING IN A CACTUS IN A RESIDENT’S YARD. HE WAS BOOKED INTO MONTEREY COUNTY JAIL.
