Police search for man wearing alien mask in Edmonton supermarket robbery

Police are seeking help identifying an armed robber in costume.

On October 8, around 11 p.m., a man entered a convenience store at 99 Avenue and 156 Street and approached the clerk with a gun.

He destroyed the cash register and filled a blue plastic bag with about $6,000 worth of goods, including money, vapes, cigarettes and watches, then left on foot.

No employees or customers were injured in the robbery.

The robber is described as having a thin build, wearing a black puffy jacket, dark jeans with white inner seams, gray running shoes, black gloves with a lighter color on the inside of the palm and a green alien mask.

Anyone with information about the thief is asked to call Edmonton police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.