Crime & Safety
Burglars Tie Up Woman, Take $40,000 in Jewelry
The suspects allegedly threaten to shoot the South Pasadena woman when she is unable to remember the safe's combination.
Police on Saturday sought the public's help in finding two suspects who broke into a woman's South Pasadena home, tied her up and carried off with a safe with at least $40,000 worth of jewelry in it.
A woman living in a residence in the 1500 block of Camino Lindo arrived at home about 6:10 p.m. Friday and interrupted two burglars who broke into her home by breaking a rear sliding glass door, according to police reports.
The suspects tied up the woman and demanded that she open her floor safe. The suspects threatened to shoot her when she was unable to remember the safe's combination.
The victim did not see a gun, but the suspects did have a knife, according to the statement.
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The suspects removed the safe and did not harm the woman, who called police about 10 minutes after the suspects. The suspects left prior to police arrival.
The suspects were described as two male blacks between 35 to 50 years of old, of average height and wearing all dark clothing.
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South Pasadena police detectives asked anyone with any information regarding the home invasion robbery to call them at (626) 403-7280.
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