TREVORTON - State troopers are looking for the burglar who was spooked by a passerby and ran from a vacant home being remodeled in Zerbe Township on Tuesday night - but not before making off with $4,000 worth of tools and materials.
The witness observed the thief cutting household wiring from the walls and removing it from the home, owned by Robert Shingara, of Lower Augusta Township.
When he was spotted at 8:45 p.m., the thief dashed from 511 W. Shamokin St. and was last seen running west on Smith Street, located to the rear of the structure.
Trooper Todd Leiby, of the Stonington station, said Wednesday that there was no suspect vehicle at the scene of the crime.
Leiby, who called the crime "bold," estimated the thief was inside the home about two hours and carried away the stolen materials during the course of that time period.
Stolen along with the household wiring were several carpentry tools, saws and drills.
The thief is described as a white male and was wearing a orange hoodless sweatshirt.
Anyone with information on the incident should call troopers at 286-5601 and reference incident No. F08-1134365.