AN ARMED MAN ROBBED A SALINAS GAS STATION EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AT THE SHELL STATION ON THE 4-HUNDRED BLOCK OF EAST MARKET AT 3:41 A-M, WHEN A MAN APPROACHED THE SECURITY WINDOW AND CONVINCED THE CLERK TO LET HIM IN THE LOCKED STORE. ONCE INSIDE HE PRODUCED A HAND GUN AND DEMANDED ALL THE MONEY. THE ROBBER THEN GRABBED A BOX OF BEER AND JUMPED INTO A WAITING FORD ECONOLINE VAN. ANY ONE WITH ANY INFORMATION ON THE CRIME IS URGED TO CONTACT THE SALINAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
