Man accused of entering Summit motel room, stealing items as 2 slept

She said she got out of bed and found an unknown male lying next to the bed. The man said he was friends with his roommate, the woman told troopers.

The man fled before the woman could ask her roommate if that was true, and as he did he is suspected of stealing property belonging to the couple, investigators wrote in a news release outlining the incident.

State police in Erie are still looking for the suspect, officials said Wednesday.

The two women told investigators they noticed their cellphone, a wallet, debit cards and cash were missing from their room following the incident, which state police said happened on Monday between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. at a motel in the 8000 block of Perry Highway. The stolen property was valued at nearly $1,100, investigators reported.