East Lyme ― Police are searching for the suspect in the theft of $500 worth of lottery tickets from a Niantic gas station on Saturday.

At 8:15 a.m., police said a man wearing a black ski mask swiped the tickets from a display inside the Sunoco at 188 Pennsylvania Ave. and left. The thief made a getaway in a white compact car, driving on Main Street toward Waterford.

Anyone with information is asked to contact East Lyme police at (860) 739-5900. Police have posted a photo of the suspect’s car on Facebook.