A masked man carrying a knife attempted to rob a bakery in West Bay on Sunday, police said.

According to a Royal Cayman Islands Police Service statement, officers responded to a report made shortly after 6:30 p.m. about a man, whose face was covered with a white cloth, attempting to rob the business.

He is described as tall, with light brown skin, dressed in blue jeans and a white shirt.

Police said he threatened the cashier with a knife and demanded money.

“The man was told that there was no money and he took off running towards the back of the bakery,” the press release from police noted.

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No one was injured in the incident, police said.