Comox Valley RCMP are trying to identify a suspect in thefts from two businesses in the 3200-block of Cliffe Avenue in Courtenay.
Surveillance photos from the Feb. 7 incidents have been released.
Police said the suspect is alleged to have walked out of one of the businesses with about $2,000 worth of stolen merchandise and about $1,500 worth of merchandise from the other.
He is described as average height with a stocky build, wearing a tuque with his hair covering his eye.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Comox Valley RCMP at 250-338-1321.