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TriMet surveillance images released of Jared Weston Walter, a 30-year-old registered sex offender, on a bus on May 1, 2017. Walter, who has been convicted of cutting and masturbating in women's hair aboard TriMet buses, was reported to have recently continued the criminal activity, police say. (TriMet)

Update, 11:32 p.m.: Police arrested Jared Weston Walter on Wednesday night after several people reported seeing him around Southeast 82nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard.

"Alert community members" chased Walter, and officers found him shortly before 8 p.m. in the 4300 block of 89th Avenue, Portland police said in a news release.

Walter was arrested on suspicion of harassment and interfering with public transportation, according to police. He's being held in the Multnomah County Detention Center on $8,000 bail, according to jail records.

He's scheduled to be arraigned Thursday, police said.

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TriMet is offering a reward for information about a man — known as the TriMet Barber — who's suspected of cutting a woman's hair on a bus and leaving the area, police said.

Jared Weston Walter

Jared Weston Walter, the man suspected in the incident, is a registered sex offender who's been jailed in the past for cutting and masturbating in women's hair while on TriMet buses. The transportation agency is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to his arrest and conviction, Portland police said in a news release Wednesday.

Police previously released May 1 surveillance images of Walter boarding a bus, but they didn't specify where he was seen. They think he's in the metro area.

TriMet wants to ban Walter from buses and trains for over six months, which is the current maximum exclusion time. Police said he targets women of all ages, and prosecutors say he has kept stalking women despite repeated jail sentences.

"We are exploring a long-term ban that will keep this individual off TriMet vehicles and property once he is caught," Harry Saporta, TriMet executive director of Safety and security, said in a statement. "We, along with Transit Police, are dedicated to assuring a safe system for all of our riders."

Police ask anyone who sees Walter to call 911. Anyone who has non-emergency tips should contact transit officers via phone at 503-962-7566 or via email at CrimeTips@portlandoregon.gov.

— Jim Ryan

jryan@oregonian.com

503-221-8005; @Jimryan015

Maxine Bernstein of The Oregonian/OregonLive staff contributed to this report