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Nov 19, 2008 5:36 pm US/Pacific

'Polite' Robber Hits Five Stores In Eight Days

Reporting
Elyce Kirchner
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) ― Authorities are searching for a "polite" armed robber that has hit five restaurants and stores in eight days and left behind a written excuse for his crimes.

Surveillance video of the Papa Murphy's on Folsom Boulevard in Sacramento shows a man walking up to the cash register and passing a note to the cashier. The suspect allegedly wrote that he had fallen on hard times, and demanded money.

The cashier complied, and the suspect took off running with $500, according to employee Ron Constant.

No gun was seen at that robbery, but police say he used a firearm at least four other times. Since November 10, the suspect has robbed pizza joints, restaurants and a Walgreens in the Sacramento area, each time handing over the note.

"Maybe he was trying to feed a family, but he's robbing a lot of places, so I highly doubt that," Constant said. "He's just trying to make a buck."

Police have released photos from surveillance footage from one of the robberies, and are encouraging anyone with information on the suspect to call authorities.

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