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Akron Police are investigating a robbery and attempted robbery they say are connected. 

Both incidents happened in the same area along Fourth Avenue Monday and both involved pizza delivery drivers. 

According to the APD report, a Domino's Pizza delivery driver flagged down an officer at about noon Monday in the 1100 block of 4th Avenue. The victim told police that he drove up to a vacant home and tried to call the number on the order ticket. While making that call, the victim says he was approached by two men, one of whom pulled a gun demanding his money and the food. 

That driver described the suspects as two black males between 16 and 18-years-old. 

The second incident was an attempted robbery at the same location around 7 p.m., but this time a driver for Papa John's pulled out his own gun when he was approached by three black males who came from behind the vacant home.

Police say no shots were fired and that the suspects, who the victim says were between 15 and 18-years-old, took off running. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Akron Police. 

Akron Police are investigating an armed robbery after two men bumped their car into another vehicle and then stole that car. 

About 6:45 Wednesday evening, a man and a woman were sitting in their car in the area of Work Drive and Wildwood Avenue when another car ran into their's.

The victims tell Akron Police that the passenger of the suspect vehicle got out, walked up to their car and pulled a gun on the couple, demanding their wallets and that they get out of the car. Then, the armed suspect took off in the victims' car while the driver of the suspect vehicle, a black Chevy Impala, drove off.

The suspects are described as two black males between 20 and 25, one with short dreadlocks and a lazy eye. Both are to be considered armed and dangerous. Anyone with information is asked to call the Akron Police Department. 

Akron Police have identified one suspect and are looking for help finding two more in connection to a Monday night robbery along Grant Street.

According to the report, around 10:40, the victim and his girlfriend were walking in the 700 block of Grant Street when a group of three young men struck up a conversation with them. One of the men pulled out a gun, while another punched the victim and took his wallet. The group then fled the scene.

So far a warrant has been issued for 18-year-old Na'Poleon Hardiman (pictured) of Beardsley Street in Akron. Another suspect was described as a young black male, between 14 and 16 years old. There was a third suspect, but not much of a description was provided.

Anyone with information is asked to call Akron Police Detectives at 330-375-2TIP (2490). 

Tuesday afternoon a man walked into the PNC Bank at 181 Massillon Road, armed with a knife, demanding money. He jumped the counter and proceeded down the line of tellers, taking money from each of the cash drawers and stuffing it into a backpack he was wearing on his chest. 

After the robbery, the suspect got into a black Chevy Malibu and drove away from the bank. 

Not too long after the robbery, Akron Police Officers spotted the Malibu pulling into a parking lot in the 500 block of Sherman Street. That's when they arrested 22-year-old Darrion L. Powers (pictured) of Akron, who is now charged with armed robbery and more. 

Addiitonally, Police Detectives charged Powers in connection to the January 4th robbery of the Huntington Bank on South Arlington Street. Both robberies played out the same. 

Powers has been booked in the Summit County Jail, and according to Akron Police Lt. Rick Edwards' press release, he's likely responsible for several other robberies in Cuyahoga Falls. So far he's charged with two counts of aggravated robbery. 

Akron police are looking for the man who robbed a hairstylist at an East Waterloo Road salon.

The hairstylist reported that the man pulled out a small, silver revolver after he entered the Famous Hair salon at just after noon on Monday.

She said he demanded money, and would shoot her if she didn't comply. She did hand over some money, and police say he fled the store.

Police describe the robber as "a white male, 25 – 35 years old, 6'0" – 6'-02", 180 lbs., with black hair, and was wearing a black hat, black pea coat, blue jeans and white shoes."