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Portland police are looking for a man suspected in the theft of an iPad from a deaf man on MAX.

(Portland Police Bureau)

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of snatching an iPad from a 62-year old deaf man on MAX in September.

into the Marion County Jail on Wednesday, according to Portland police. They said a tip to Crime Stoppers of Oregon helped detectives identify Jacob. He will be brought to Multnomah County to face robbery related charges.

Artease Jacob

Police said the incident took place Sept. 13 on an eastbound MAX train. The victim -- who uses an iPad as his primary means of communication -- told police two men got on the train at the

and were “aggressive” toward him.When the train stopped shortly before 5:30 a.m. at the Northeast 102nd Avenue station, one of the men grabbed the deaf man’s iPad, exited the train and ran south on 102nd Avenue.

Police still need the public's help in identifying a second possible suspect who was on a BMX bicycle. He is described as being his late-teens or early-20s, 5-foot-10, with a medium build and a Chinese symbol tattoo on the left side of his neck. He was wearing a white T-shirt at the time, with a baseball cap and black shorts.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective Brent Christensen at 503-823-0842 or email

-- Lynne Terry