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Akron police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed a FirstMerit Bank on West Market Street Friday evening.

Police said the man handed a teller a note at the West Market Street bank shortly before 6 p.m. The man allegedly threatened that he had a weapon and demanding money. The teller reportedly gave the man an unknown amount of cash and the suspect fled.

Authorities have released a photo from surveillance video to try and identify the man.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Akron Police Department Detective Bureau at (330) 375-2490.