The search is on for a man who stole copper pipes from a Lehigh Township home Wednesday.

Township police said that at around 2:55 p.m., police were dispatched to the area of 1098 Riverview Drive for a possible daytime burglary.

The homeowner confronted a white man in the rear of the residence who was carrying a bag containing copper pipes.

When a township officer arrived at the house he saw the man,about 6-feet tall, wearing a gray sleeveless T-shirt and blue denim shorts run into the woods carrying the bag.

The officer chased him, but was unable to locate him in the densely wooded area.

Township police were assisted by Northampton Borough, Moore Township, Northampton County Sheriff's Deputies, and the state police in searching the area.

He was not located.

The investigation is ongoing.