Police are still looking for multiple people who broke into five businesses along Shelburne Road.

One business owner came face-to-face with a man trying to break into his restaurant last month.

"Maybe 15 minutes after everybody goes home. Who knows what would have happened here?" said Khoi Nguyen of M-Saigon.

That's why Nguyen feels lucky a burglar broke into his restaurant before it closed for the night. The burglaries have business owners like Nguyen upping security.

Reporter Christina Guessferd: Are you nervous it's going to happen again?

Khoi Nguyen: Yes, that's why we got two more locks on the back.

Surveillance video from Oct. 19 at Shelburne restaurant Bangkok Minute shows a man looking for cash in the change drawer. Four days later at M-Saigon, cameras caught a man coming in the back door of the restaurant's building. An employee sees him and alerts the owner. A few seconds later, Nguyen goes running after the suspect.

Nguyen says he and the owner of Bangkok Minute compared the videos and are confident it's the same person.

"You can see on the back, the face on the back, they got the hood and the patch or something-- I think the same. The mask, I think the same. And same jacket, too. Same crowbar, too," Nguyen said.

Shelburne Police Cpl. Jon Marcoux is investigating the break-ins and says they all happened at restaurants or day cares. He says this pattern is why police in Chittenden County think they're related.

"It's unusual to have that specific type of business being targeted," Marcoux said.

He says the burglars look for petty cash. Now, he wants your help finding who's responsible.

"The community is the eyes and ears of the police department. They know what's unusual in their area," he said.

Marcoux suggests businesses take some extra precautions, like changing up times when employees arrive and leave.

"So they may want to either consider changing their patterns or just being more observant of their surroundings, just like they should at all times," he said.

Marcoux also recommends businesses keep their windows clear, so police can see if there's anyone inside during nonbusiness hours.

If you have information or see anything suspicious, they ask you to call them or Crimestoppers.