Police are searching for a suspect after a woman reported an intruder entering her residence on Monday.

According to police, officers responded to the 1000 block of West Side Drive at around 3:40 a.m. after a female victim reported a man entering her home around 20 minutes prior.

Officers determined the intruder had entered through an unlocked door and proceeded to the victim’s bedroom, where she was asleep. The woman awoke to find the intruder covering her mouth and began screaming, police said. The intruder then fled eastbound on foot.

Police describe the intruder as a dark-skinned black male, 5-10, of average build and wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt.

The victim was not injured in the attack, police said.

— by Clara Hogan