A woman awoke to find an intruder at her bedside amid a home burglary in Pasadena early Sunday morning, police said.
The crime took place about 4:20 a.m. in the 1200 block of North Mentor Avenue, Pasadena police Lt. Marcia Taglioretti said.
An investigation determined the burglar had first broken into and ransacked the woman’s car, which was parked in front of her home, before making his way inside through an unlocked door, according to the lieutenant.
A 44-year-old woman sleeping inside was awakened by the sound of footsteps, Taglioretti said. “She then observed the suspect standing next to her bed.”
The woman yelled, which apparently startled the intruder, she said. The burglar grabbed the woman’s cell phone and ran off.
The frightened victim left her home and drove to a family member’s house, where she called police, Taglioretti said. She was not injured.
Police initially described the burglar as a man of about 5 feet 10 inches tall, 185 pounds, wearing a hooded sweatshirt, sweatpants and tennis shoes.
Anyone with information can reach the Pasadena Police Department at (626) 744-4501. Tips may also be submitted anonymously to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.
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One thought on “Woman Wakes to Find Intruder at Bedside in Pasadena”
Since there supposed to be a 3 to 1 odds of women over men three times more women than men how come you never hear of a man screaming that he had a female intruder actually that did happen to me many many years ago in a little town southeast of Atlanta in a motel I do not know how she got in and she did not work at the motel but I was sound asleep and woke up nevermind