A Toronto woman was frightened but unharmed when she was awakened by an intruder in her bedroom in her Etobicoke home early Monday morning.

The victim, Mary Grace DeMarco, said the break-and-enter terrified her and has shaken her sense of safety.

“When somebody enters your bedroom, it’s the scariest thing,” DeMarco told CP24 reporter Jackie Crandles after the incident. “I can’t get over it.”

DeMarco was asleep when the male, dressed in black, broke in through a back sliding door around 2 a.m. and eventually entered her bedroom.

“I woke up to my bedroom door opening and I saw this black figure over me. The only thing that was exposed was his face,” DeMarco said as she recounted the frightening ordeal. "I jumped and I guess I startled him just as much as he startled me."

DeMarco reached for a cellphone next to her bed and called 911, as the male turned around and fled the house on Celestine Drive, near Kipling Avenue and Dixon Road.

The suspect stole a laptop computer and jewelry.

So far, the description of the suspect is vague. In addition to wearing all black clothing, the male is about six feet tall, police said.

DeMarco said the male had a bandana on his head.

Rash of break-ins

Police are already investigating a rash of overnight break-ins that have occurred in Etobicoke over the last two summers. Women have been sexually assaulted in their homes in some of the incidents.

Police are now investigating whether Monday’s burglary is linked to any of the previous incidents.

Three break-ins occurred near Bloor Street West and Markland Drive early July 24, and police believe the same male suspect is responsible for all three.

A homeowner said he chased the suspect down the street after waking up and finding the male in his house.

Break-ins were reported earlier in the month near Berry and Parklawn roads.

Several burglaries occurred last summer, including three near Bloor and Islington Avenue early Sept. 7, 2012. Two elderly women reported being sexually assaulted in their homes.

In some cases, the suspects entered through unlocked doors or windows. Police are urging people to keep their doors and windows secure, and to report any suspicious activity.

With files from CP24 reporter Jackie Crandles.

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