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(Courtesy of the Portland Police Department)

Updated: 3:02 p.m.

Portland Police are looking for a man they describe as the "Manbun Pants Thief" because, well, he has a manbun and he allegedly stole some pants.

According to a post on the Portland Police's Can You ID Me site, the suspect in question "stole approximately $150 worth of pants from a Southeast Portland clothing store on Saturday August 20, 2016."

To help identify him, they suggest, "Note the manbun and left forearm tattoos."

Portland police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson told us over the phone Tuesday that the store in question was Top to Bottom on 82nd Ave.

"Just before noon on Saturday," said Simpson, "the suspect stole approximately six pairs of jeans and ran out the front door."

The report of the Manbun Pants Thief is poetic in many ways. Here is a mirror, Portland. Look into it. Look what you have wrought.

First: Our police are using the word "manbun" officially. This should cause you to pause anytime you think you should use that word and think, do I really want to? Can I describe this hairstyle in some other way? Just "bun" perhaps?

Second: Our alleged thieves are us. Look at this man. He could be your boyfriend, your babysitter, your barista, your bartender. Are you ready to turn him in?

Third: Pants in Portland are very, very expensive. Okay, maybe not the pants the Man Bun Thief allegedly stole but in general, pants are expensive.

If you've seen the Manbun Pants Thief, or perhaps you are the Manbun Pants Thief and you'd like to explain yourself, send the police your tips here.

Note: This story has been changed to update the date from Aug. 23 to Aug. 20.

-- Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052

lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker