Authorities are searching for a man they say tried to rob an area convienience store with a pocket knife.

Washington County Sheriff's deputies say that around 10 p.m. Thursday night, a night clerk at the Par Mar in Little Hocking said a suspect attempted to purchase beer and cigarettes and then produced an unopened pocket knife, demanding money from the register.

The clerk told the suspect she activated a silent alarm and the suspect ran out the door and left in a gold Chevy Cavalier.

The suspect is approximately 5'5", 180 pounds with thick, dark eyebrows

He was wearing a light colored knit cap, a black shirt, baggy jeans and a brown zip up jacket.

The suspect has a tear drop tattoo in the corner of his right eye and the word "love" tattooed across the fingers of his right hand.

Call your local authorities if you see him, or know who this man might be.