ROSEMEAD, Calif. (KABC) -- A woman was hospitalized Monday evening after being attacked with a crowbar during a home invasion in Rosemead, authorities said.
Deputies responded about 10 p.m. to a report of a burglary in a gated community in the 2500 block of Falling Leaf Avenue, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Temple station said.
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According to investigators, the victim was roused from her sleep when three male intruders entered the residence. The woman was hit with a crowbar on the side of her body during the attack.
The men ransacked the home before fleeing the scene, the sheriff's spokesperson said.
Firefighter-paramedics transported the injured woman to a medical center. Her age and condition were not disclosed but she seemed to be conscious and responsive as she was placed in an ambulance.
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Authorities said she was unable to say what may have been stolen from the home.
Detailed descriptions of the suspects were not available.