Alleged motel cash thief flushed evidence down toilet

A man from Sandy Lake Township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, has been charged with entering a room at a motel where he worked last Saturday and stealing $110 from a tenant’s bags, state police say.

When confronted about the missing money, Jacob R. Auerbach, 25, firstly denied he had taken it and then allegedly flushed the cash down a toilet.



The victim said she returned to her room at the Super 8 motel in Springfield Township at about 3:30pm and saw Auerbach, who was wearing a Super 8 patch on his shirt, leave her room. The woman looked through her bags and discovered the money was missing.

She went to the front desk and demanded the money back. Auerbach was charged with burglary, theft, receiving stolen property, criminal trespass and tampering with evidence. He was arraigned and released after posting bond. A preliminary hearing has been set for March 26.