Alexandria police say a thief spat at a convenience store employee as he made his escape with a stolen pack of cigarillos in Monday’s early morning hours.

The suspect, described as a black man in his 30s, reached around the 3400 block Mount Vernon Ave. convenience store’s counter to swipe the narrow cigars at 12:14 a.m. He then spat at the nearby employee, who saw the theft, said department spokeswoman Ashley Hildebrandt, and then fled the store.

The suspect remains at large, Hildebrandt said.