BOULDER, Colo. -- The first call came in around 1 p.m., as Boulder police were told about a man dressed as a leprechaun doing weird things in a grocery store parking lot.

When police arrived at the King Soopers at 30th Street and Arapahoe Avenue, they found the leprechaun had vanished.

"He was jumping between cars, using his finger like a gun and he was also flipping people off," Boulder police Sgt. Fred Gerhardt said.

Firefighters who were shopping at the grocery store saw the man and called it in

A security person at King Soopers said he looked through the store’s surveillance video and the man was not captured on security cameras.

The leprechaun was described as bald with a green jacket and was “dressed like a leprechaun,” according to Boulder 911 dispatcher.

Police treated the case as more of a welfare check, but at this point it appears they'll need a lot of luck to find him.