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14-year-old robs pizza delivery driver, police say

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AKRON — A 14-year-old is accused of robbing a delivery driver in Akron.

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Police said the 21-year-old driver called for help around 6:30 p.m. Friday from the 60 block of Brighton Drive.

According to the driver, he was delivering pizzas when he was confronted by three males, one of whom had a gun, according to CBS affiliate WOIO.

The driver was robbed of the pizza, a key fob, and an undisclosed amount of cash.

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Officers tracked footprints in the snow to a house nearby and found the teen.

After obtaining a search warrant, officers said they found a disassembled airsoft pistol, pizza boxes inside the home, and a discarded pizza box outside.

The 14-year-old boy is charged with aggravated robbery and taken to an area juvenile detention center.

Police said they are still trying to find the other two teenagers involved in the robbery.

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