DEPUTIES SEEK SUSPECT IN ROBBERY SPREE.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer A string of robberies in Lancaster and Palmdale in the last two weeks has sheriff's deputies searching for at least one gunman with very little description to go on. Three McDonald's restaurants There are more than 30,000 McDonald's restaurants in 119 countries. Restaurants The first McDonald's was not a restaurant at all, but it was a sit-in stand. The company's early franchises were built to a standard pattern that did not offer seating; this was in part to prevent , two Texaco minimarts, a Smart and Final store, and a 7-Eleven convienience store were robbed within the last two weeks in Lancaster and an El Pollo Loco El Pollo Loco is a fast-food restaurant chain and Mexican grilled chicken franchise. "El Pollo Loco" is Spanish for "The Crazy Chicken". Juan Francisco Ochoa started the restaurant in Guasave, Mexico, in 1975. restaurant Monday in Palmdale. No one has been hurt in any of the robberies. Witnesses could only describe the robber as a black man with a shaved head or very short hair. Witnesses' descriptions of his size range from five-foot-five to six foot two inches and weight from 155 to 225 pounds, but deputies say that six of the eight robberies were definitely committed by the same man. Deputies also believe there may be a second person driving the getaway car getaway car n the thieves' getaway car → el coche en que huyeron los ladrones getaway car n → voiture prévue pour prendre la fuite . The car has been described as a 1990's brown or black Ford Taurus Not to be confused with Ford Taunus. The Ford Taurus is currently a full-size, front-wheel drive or all wheel drive automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in North America. with a license plate containing the numbers 35. A 1980's gray Nissan Sentra has also been seen during one robbery. The only pattern deputies have seen is that the robber usually enters the business and waits until there are few customers. He then draws a chrome (jargon) chrome - (From automotive slang via wargaming) Showy features added to attract users but contributing little or nothing to the power of a system. "The 3D icons in Motif are just chrome, but they certainly are *pretty* chrome!" revolver revolver: see small arms. revolver Pistol with a revolving cylinder that provides multishot action. Some early versions, known as pepperboxes, had several barrels, but as early as the 17th century pistols were being made with a revolving chamber to and demands the money from the cash register. ''We feel that there is an overriding concern,`` said Lancaster Sheriff's Station commander Capt. Tom Piggot. Deputies are asking the publics help in identifying the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective John Kalita at the Lancaster Sheriff's Department at (661) 940-3862. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Law enforcement officials are searching for this man who is suspected of committing several robberies in Lancaster and Palmdale. |
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