Police are investigating a reported home invasion in which a man awoke to a stranger climbing on his back and choking him, police said.
The incident occurred around 1:50 a.m. Saturday in the 4100 block of North Harvard Avenue.
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Police said the man, 38, was sleeping in an upstairs bedroom, when he awoke to find someone climbing on his back and choking him from behind. The man pushed the intruder off him. The intruder fled after punching the man in the face, police said.
The house was unlocked, police said.
Three children, ages 7, 9, and 11, were home sleeping at the time and were unharmed, police said.
The man’s wife was out for the evening with their oldest daughter. The two returned home just as police were arriving, officials said.