UPDATED Friday, March 23: Authorities ask for help finding escaped Multnomah County inmate

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Scott M. Smith (MCSO)

A Multnomah County inmate is on the loose.

Scott M. Smith stole an Oregon Department of Transportation truck while working as part of a cleanup crew Thursday in Northeast Portland, according to the county Sheriff's Office. The truck "was reportedly left unlocked and running at the time of the theft," the agency said.

Hours later, he's still at large.

Smith, a 25-year-old Portland resident, is accused of stealing the truck from the 9400 block of Hancock Drive early Thursday afternoon, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. Authorities found the truck, and they searched a home on Northeast 52nd Avenue, but they didn't find him, the agency said.

He was last seen wearing a green jacket, tan Carhartt pants and black work boots, according to the Sheriff's Office. He's 6-foot-1 and 150 lbs., and he has brown hair and blue eyes. He has tattoos, including some on his neck.

Records show Smith was booked into Multnomah County custody in January. The Sheriff's Office said he was serving a 90-day parole violation sanction in an identity theft case.

His projected release date is listed in jail records as April 21.

The sheriff's office advises anyone who sees Smith or has information about his location to call 911. People shouldn't approach him, the agency said.

— The Oregonian/OregonLive