2 robberies reported in less than an hour

Two people reported robberies within 40 minutes of each other late Wednesday night according to Bloomington Police Department reports.\nThe incidents occurred in the vicinity of 100 North Jackson at 11:30 p.m., and near the intersection of Ninth Street and Indiana Avenue at 12:10 a.m., according to the reports. \nBoth victims told police they were robbed of cash after being approached by a pair of white men who claimed to have a handgun but never showed it. The victims described the assailants as two men in their early 20s, one about 5 feet 6 inches wearing a black shirt and the other about 6 feet tall and wearing a green shirt. Both were wearing some sort of hood or hat, according to the report. \nAfter the robberies both suspects fled on foot. \nBPD Sgt. Joseph Sanders said police are not treating the crimes as connected right now. \n"I wouldn't say they were related at this point," Sanders said. "But the information is similar enough that both will be assigned to the same investigator"