Several female USC students said they called police overnight when a homeless man broke into their University Park residence after first “peeking” through a window.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said the incident was initially reported at 12:07 a.m.
One of the victims had gone outside to call 911, telling authorities that a man was inside the home on the 2700 block of Menlo Avenue, a mostly student-occupied area about two blocks from the USC campus.
Officers arrived and searched the area but did not locate a suspect, the spokesperson said.
The victims told police it wasn’t the first time the man had been there.
“We just saw the homeless guy peeking through … but he’s been here like five times,” the victims could be heard telling police officers at the scene.
The students said the intruder first tried to open a window before eventually going through a side door and entering the kitchen.