Airdrie Rural RCMP are asking for the public's help to identify a man that tried to steal lottery tickets from the Gas Plus in Balzac last Wednesday (May 10).

That afternoon around 3:45pm, the man entered the station and tried to steal lotto tickets and car keys. He left the store, but upon exiting, saw a Community Police Officer outside and threw the stolen items on the ground. He then got into a 2016 Toyota Corolla rental car with BC plates with two other passengers and fled.

The man is described as a Caucasian male, standing about 6'0" tall with an average build, a bald head and not clean shaven. The man also had full sleeve arm tattoos. At the time he was wearing a black t-shirt, black pants and black Under Armour sneakers.