PASADENA — Police arrested three teens Tuesday on suspicion of breaking into an apartment.

Officers responded to a report of a break-in about 1:45 p.m. at an apartment in the area of Mentor Avenue and California Boulevard, Pasadena police Lt. Jari Faulkner said.

Police cordoned off the area and performed a search with the help of a police helicopter and K-9, ultimately finding the three 16-year-old Pasadena teens hiding in the neighborhood, the lieutenant said. They were arrested without a struggle.

Cash and jewelry believed to have been taken from the apartment was recovered, she added.

Police instructed nearby Polytechnic School to keep students inside during the search as a precaution, Faulkner said.