Woman calls 911 after thinking Roomba was burglar locked in her bathroom

Thursday, April 11, 2019
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Ore. -- Deputies in Washington County, Oregon, are having a good chuckle after responding to an unusual burglary call in which the suspect turned out to be a robot vacuum.

A woman caller told 911 dispatchers that someone was in her bathroom with the door locked and that she could see their shadow under the door.
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Within 10 minutes, deputies, along with a K-9 deputy, were surrounding the house.

After several attempts to make contact with the suspect were unsuccessful, deputies went into the room -- guns drawn.

Woman mistakes vacuum for intruder; calls 911 to report burglary


Upon opening the door, officials found a Roomba on the other side of the door.



After a sweep of the room, the scene was cleared.
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Deputies posted about the incident on Facebook saying that the suspect had been captured.

"We breached the bathroom door and encountered a very thorough vacuuming job being done by a Roomba Robotic Vacuum cleaner," the post read in part.

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