PASADENA

Toy gun fails

A man wearing a skeleton mask attempted to rob a Pasadena bar Sunday with what looked like a plastic handgun, county police said.

The man walked into Cheers in the 2900 block of Mountain Road at just after 8 p.m., pointed the plastic weapon at an employee, and demanded money.

When the owner refused, the masked man ran away empty handed, police said.

He was described as white, from 20 to 25 years old, 6 feet tall, with a thin build. He was wearing a camouflage jacket with skulls on it and blue jeans. His face was covered with a skeleton mask and the hood of his jacket was pulled over his...