Halle Berry calls police over home intruder

Halle Berry called police to her Los Angeles home yesterday after an intruder broke into the property.

The Monster's Ball actress dialled 911 after spotting an unidentified man "lurking around" in her front garden, law enforcement sources told TMZ.

The individual is said to have scaled a privacy wall bordering the residence and only fled after several people in Berry's home ran outside to confront him.

The man is suspected of coming from a group of independent paparazzi who have allegedly begun to linger around Berry's house and follow her around Los Angeles.

The LAPD is currently investigating the break-in, but has not yet passed comment.

Berry's home was targeted by graffiti artists last July, who spray painted a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi onto her front gate.

Berry was recently attached to a cable television project entitled Higher Learning, which was shopped around US networks last month.