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Portland police are seeking a Southeast Portland carjacking suspect who fled after the car he stole broke down.

(The Oregonian/OregonLive file photo)

Police are looking for a male suspect accused of forcing a driver out of her car Sunday in Southeast Portland and who then fled when the vehicle broke down as he tried to make his getaway.

Officers were called around 10:25 a.m. after the man stopped a woman in her 2007 Toyota Corolla near Southeast Reedway Street and 72nd Avenue and claimed the driver hit him, said Portland police Sgt. Chris Burley. He then got into her car and demanded she drive him to a hospital.

The man implied he had a weapon and told the driver to leave, Burley said. He then drove away, but didn't get far before the car broke down.

The man got out and was last seen running through Mount Scott Park, Burley said. The woman wasn't injured.

The man is described as appearing in his late-20s, around 5-foot-8, about 165 pounds with a tattoo of a hashtag near his left eye. He was wearing a gray baseball hat, gray zip-up hoodie and light blue jeans.

Portland police ask anyone with information on the reported carjacking or the suspect to call 503-823-0412.

-- Everton Bailey Jr.

ebailey@oregonian.com

503-221-8343; @EvertonBailey