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WEBVTT FELIX: THOSE ROBBERIES NOWTURNING VIOLENT.A SEARCH NOW UNDERWAY TO FINDTHE SUSPECTS BEFORE SOMEONE GETSKILLED.TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THESE MEN.THEY ARE WANTED IN CONNECTION TOAT LEAST FIVE ROBBERIESSTRETCHING FROM THE MONTEREYPENINSULA TO SALINAS OVER THELAST TWO WEEKS.THE VICTIMS -- GAS STATIONS,CONVENIENCE STORES, A MOTEL,EVEN A STUDENT WALKING WITH AFRIEND.>> THEY DEMAND A FIREARM ANDDEMAND PROPERTY FROM THEVICTIMS.FELIX: THE STRING OF ROBBERIESNEARLY TURNING DEADLY AFTER ONEVICTIM WASN'T SHOT IN SAND CITY.>> THAT IS A VERY BIG CONCERNFOR US THE FACT THAT ONE OF THEVICTIMS WAS SHOT.ANY ARMED ROBBERY ON THEPENINSULA IS VERY CONCERNING FORUS, NOW THAT WHEN YOU ADD INTHAT ONE OF THE VICTIMS WASINJURED.WE'RE THROWING EVERYTHING WEHAVE INTO THIS INVESTIGATION.WE HOPE YOU WILL HAVE SOMERESOLUTION.FELIX: THE INVESTIGATIONCONTINUES TO UNFOLD BY THE DAY.A TRUCK DRIVER ROBBED ATGUNPOINT AT A MARINA MOTELTUESDAY AFTERNOON.AND MONDAY NIGHT, A MAN AND ATEEN WERE ARRESTED AND TWO GUNSCONFISCATED.POLICE, CHECKING TO SEE IF THEPERSONS OR THEIR GUNS PLAY ANYROLE IN THE ROBBERIES. >> I DON'T WANT TO SAY THESE ARETHE SUSPECTS IN OUR CASE.WE ARE STILL ACTIVELYINVESTIGATING THESE ROBBERIES.AND WE WILL HAVE TO INVESTIGATETHE FIREARMS WE HAVE RECOVERED.FELIX: WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THESUSPECTS THE POLICE ARE LOOKINGFOR.SOMEONE KNOWS THEM -- ESPECIALLYTHE GUY ON THE RIGHT, WEARING ARED HOODIE WITH THE WORD COOKIESON IT. POLICE HAVE REACHED OUT TO DOJAND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO HELPPROCESS KEY EVIDENCE THAT MIGHTLEAD TO THE SUSPECTS.THIS INCLUDES FINGERPRINTS, DNA,AND BALLISTICS.DAN: THE ROBBERIES ARE BEINGINVESTIGATED BY THE PENINSULAREGIONAL VIOLENCE AND NARCOTICSTEAM -- THEY'VE REACHED OUT TOOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIESOUTSIDE THE AREA TO SEE IF THE

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A string of robberies stretching from the Monterey Peninsula to Salinas has turned violent, and now an all-out search is on for the two men responsible.“That is a very big concern for us the fact that one of the victims was shot. We’re throwing everything we have into this investigation and we hope that we’ll have some resolution shortly,” said Lt. Ethan Andrews of the Peninsula Regional Violence and Narcotics team.The robbery spree started two weeks ago, when the suspects held up three businesses in one day: a Salinas Motel 6, a Marina 7-11 and a Seaside 76 gas station."In several robberies they do brandish a firearm and they basically demand property from the victims,” said Andrews.Police say the duo then robbed an MIIS student who was walking with a friend near the college. Four days later two victims sitting in a car in Sand City were approached by the robbers who then shot one of the victims. The gunshot was not fatal.The string of robberies may have continued Tuesday afternoon when a truck driver was robbed at gunpoint at a Comfort Inn in Marina.“Pointed the gun at me cocked the shell into the chamber, and came over the fence, with the gun three feet from my face, and asked for my wallet,” said Rick Ellis.Ellis handed over his wallet, but he asked if he could have his driver's license back. He told the thief he needed it because he worked as a truck driver, and the thief handed the license back. On Monday night, the ongoing investigation lead to the arrest of a man on Monterey’s Wharf number two after he was found in possession of drugs and a gun.That arrest lead to a search warrant being served at a Seaside home where a juvenile was arrested and another handgun recovered.Investigators now looking to see if the pair or their guns played any role in the robberies.Police have reached out to the Department of Justice and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office for help in testing key evidence that includes fingerprints, DNA and ballistics.Surveillance video of the suspects shows one man wearing a red hoodie with the word “cookies” on the front.The men are considered armed and dangerous.