Authorities are looking for a thief who gave them the slip Saturday morning after dragging a stolen safe through the streets.

Police got wind of the incident around 6 a.m. when someone reported a suspicious vehicle. It was deemed suspicious because it had a safe attached to it by a chain and the driver was dragging it through the intersection of 45th and Hamilton.

Officers caught up with the mobile incident at 45th and Nicholas where they verified that the tip was accurate.

The suspect, noticing the officers, responded by escaping.

The escape began with a drive to 47th and Cuming where the suspect abandoned the car and ran away. Police converged on the area, established a perimeter and found no one.

As for the safe: it's sound. It was apparently pilfered from the Runza restaurant at 1325 Northwest Radial Highway where, according to a police statement, "officers learned that forced entry was made," and they further concluded that, "the suspect stole a safe from the business."

That suspect is described as a white, gray-haired man in is mid-forties, standing 5'9" tall and weighing 155 pounds. He was wearing a denim ball cap, blue jeans and glasses.

Sound familiar? Call police.