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AKRON, Ohio - Police hope surveillance camera images from the holdup of a pizza shop on Wednesday will help identify a gunman who may be responsible for as many as four recent holdups.

The surveillance video from a Little Caesars Pizza on Copley Road shows a man entering the store with a gun already drawn. He is dressed in dark clothing, wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a mask over his face.

The gunman leaps over the counter and tosses a backpack towards an employee in the kitchen area. The employee is then seen walking to the cash register, giving the thief the money.

A separate camera angle shows the thief pointing the gun at a different employee.

After emptying the cash registers, the thief is seen jumping back over the counter and exiting through the front doors.

Akron Police Cpt. Daniel Zampelli said the robbery is similar in nature to two robberies last Thursday at separate Church's Fried Chicken restaurants, one of them also on Copley Road and the other later in the day on Arlington Street.

Police said they are also investigating whether the robberies could be related to another holdup at Smiley's Market, which is also on Copley Road.

Zampelli told FOX 8 News no shots were fired at any of the robberies.

Anyone who can help identify the gunman is asked to call Akron police.

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