Police said they are looking for three suspicious men, possibly connected to a similar incident on Jan. 24, who approached three Penn State students early Saturday morning inside a downtown apartment to ask for help after a fight.

The suspects, one white man and two black men, followed the students at about 1 a.m. Saturday in Beaver Hill apartments, 340 E. Beaver Ave., in a possible effort to gain entry into their apartment, according to a press release.

Police have provided descriptions of the three suspects and are asking anyone with information about the cases to contact police at 234-7150.

The first suspect is described as an 18- to 20-year-old white man, 5 feet, 9 inches tall, 140 to 150 pounds, clean-shaven, with a medium build and dirty blonde hair in a spiked style.

The second suspect is described as an 18- to 20-year-old black man, with a tall, thin build and a light complexion.

The third suspect is described as a 20- to 23-year-old black man, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, with a muscular build and a medium skin tone.

State College police said the incident appears related to a home invasion about two and a half weeks ago at Beaver Hill, in which men fitting similar descriptions robbed an apartment at knifepoint after knocking on the door and asking the student resident if his roommate was home.

In Saturday's suspicious incident, the suspects told the students they had just been in a fight and they were scared and wanted to use the students' phone. State College Police Sgt. Chris Fishel said no such fight was reported that night.

Police said the students walked through the building, making up excuses to go to different floors in order to avoid showing the suspicious men their apartment. Fishel said one of the students fled the scene and Sgt. Keith Robb said the suspects left the premises when they realized the students weren't going to their apartment.