A man robbed a Food Depot in Douglasville on Tuesday afternoon using a device he claimed was a bomb.

He presented the cashier with the device, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said, and took an undisclosed amount of money.

The man was last seen wearing a plaid shirt, tan pants and a baseball cap. He left the parking lot in a dark-colored, mid-sized car, officials said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 770-949-5656.

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