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Police search for man wearing alien mask in Edmonton supermarket robbery

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.