The officers arrested the men, and allegedly recovered the marked bills, two knives and three baggies containing marijuana. Torres and Rodriguez are scheduled to appear in court branch 42-2 Wednesday, Jan. 10. A man in his late 30s robbed a tanning salon in the 600 block of W. Belmont Ave. I have a gun. He was wearing a black and red knit cap, a black leather jacket and blue jeans.
Police reports state that the two men approached the victim outside the laundromat.
Police toured the area with negative results. No complete description of the offenders was available. The officers stopped the man, and explained to him that his jacket violated state laws. The man refused to remove the offending item of clothing, and the officers placed him into custody. A routine search revealed a brown bottle containing a clear liquid, which the officers suspected was methyl isobutyl ketene.