Portland authorities are on the hunt for a pair of women suspected of starting fires inside a Cascade Station department store and then bolting with stolen loot.

The suspects walked into Ross Dress for Less just before 9:50 p.m. on Nov. 2 and began to case the place, according to the Portland Police Bureau and surveillance video.

One of the women — clad in a camouflage jacket, green pants and leather work boots — set two small blazes inside the store and left with hundreds of dollars in merchandise, police said.

Authorities say the other woman, who was wearing blue jeans and a purple top, acted as the getaway driver in what police describe as a blue, midsize four-door car.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 503-823-4357 or send a tip online. Crime Stoppers offers a cash reward of up to $2,500.

-- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh; 503-294-7632