Ottawa police are looking for a man in his 20s who tried to steal 21 blocks of cheese and a chocolate bar from a Food Basics on Merivale Road.

An in-store theft prevention officer spotted the man at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday leaving the store without paying for a bag full of Black Diamond cheese and a Bounty chocolate bar.

The suspect escaped on his bicycle, but dropped the bag during his flight.

Police described him as a tanned, white male in his mid-20s, about five feet ten inches tall and 200 pounds, with a dark mohawk haircut. He had tattoos on his arms and back, and wore black sweatpants.