. >> reporter: elena shoe croft is from scranton heading to louisiana.he's staying in one of the nearby hotels along tinicum boulevard heading back to her room now more cashly after hearing of the recent assault. >> definitely concerning to hear you say that. i am staying in one of these hotel tonight. so make sure to keep all of my locks -- my lock lock. but yeah it is a little unnerving. >> reporter: police say before leaving the room, the suspect in this case bound the victims arms using a cord from the room's telephone. he was she was rob of $500 and now detectives are look looking into two other robberies on july 12 and july 18 at the microtel. they believe at least one of them may be connected to the sex assault case. >> it's nice and quiet over here. people come and go. people come in and out of town. stay at the hotel. it's a nice area. >> reporter: hawkins is a shuttle driver for one of the nearby hotels, and says he's starred to hear of the recent crimes. >> i work the 3/11 shift it's always quite. even the 3/11 shift. for something like that t