NORTH COAST, Calif. – The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office is seeking leads in its efforts to identify the man responsible for an armed robbery on Monday night at a Ukiah market.

The agency said that at 10:40 p.m. Monday its deputies were dispatched to an armed robbery at the Express Market located at 3141 North State St.

Deputies responded to the location and contacted employees who stated a male subject entered the business and approached the checkout area. The male subject displayed a black semi-automatic handgun and demanded money.

The employee fled towards the back of the business and the male subject walked around the counter to the area of the cash register, according to the report.

The male subject forcibly removed the cash drawer containing an undisclosed amount of US currency, and fled the area on foot, the agency reported.

The male subject was described as being a white male adult, approximately 5 feet 11 inches to 6 feet tall, 190 to 200 pounds in weight, with blond hair. The sheriff’s office said the male subject was wearing white tennis shoes, gray pants, a black long-sleeved shirt, gloves, a multi-colored face mask and had a gray shirt tied around his head.

Anyone with information regarding the identity of this subject is urged to contact the Mendocino County Sheriff's Dispatch center at 707-463-4086.

Information can be given anonymously using the Sheriff's Office Tip Line at 707-234-2100 or by contacting the WeTip Anonymous Crime Reporting Hotline at http://wetip.com or by calling 800-732-7463.