2 Men Sought In South Pasadena Break-In

SOUTH PASADENA (CBSLA.com) — Police are searching for two men who broke into a South Pasadena home and terrorized the 83-year-old homeowner, but got away empty handed.

Officers were called to the victim's home in the 1700 block of Bank Street about 10:30 p.m. Sunday and learned the man was home alone, sleeping in an upstairs bedroom, when he was awakened by two male suspects, South Pasadena police said.

They shone flashlights in his face and repeatedly demanded he direct them to his money, police said.

When the homeowner told the robbers he didn't have any money, they dragged him out of bed and covered him with the mattress he had been sleeping on and told him to count to 200 before moving. The suspects then ransacked the bedroom and left the home.

They took nothing, but the homeowner suffered superficial wounds to his arm and forehead and was treated at the scene, police said.

The suspects used a screwdriver to force open the home's kitchen door, according to police.

The homeowner waited at least 20 minutes before calling authorities and there was no sign of the suspects by the time they arrived.

Police say the shaken homeowner called family members before calling 911.

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