FARMINGTON HILLS (WWJ) -- Police are looking for a man who tried to steal a car that was left running outside an Oakland County gas station.

Farmington Hills police said the incident happened just before 1:30 p.m. on Friday when a person left their vehicle unattended at the Shell Station on Grand River Avenue near Haggerty.

When the owner returned, he confronted the suspect as he was trying to get into his pickup truck -- but the man took off running.

The suspect was last seen in the area of I-275 and Grand River.

He was described as a white man wearing all black, including a black face mask. Police said he may have tattoos on his left hand and neck. He also may have colored contacts.

Anyone with information should call the Farmington Hills police at 248-871-2610.