BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) — Authorities have released police body camera video showing the moment when officers in Oregon realized a suspected robber holed up in a bathroom was really a robotic vacuum cleaner.
The Washington County Sheriff's Office says deputies discovered the menacing appliance after entering the bathroom with guns drawn.
Assisted by a Beaverton canine officer, they had gone to the home after a house sitter called 911 Monday, saying someone was inside the bathroom.
CLEAN GETAWAY | Watch as police enter an Oregon home with guns drawn in search of a burglar in a bathroom - only to find a Roomba robot vacuum cleaner https://t.co/9j1TSjtzo4 pic.twitter.com/7gL7ydM77L
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April 11, 2019 Sheriff's Sgt. Danny DiPietro says this encounter was his first "Roomba burglar" in 13 years on the job.
He says the office is still having a good laugh about it.
Beaverton is a suburb west of Portland.
