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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsThe 911 call comes in at 1:48 p.m. A woman tells the dispatcher someone is in her bathroom.
The 911 call comes in at 1:48 p.m. A woman tells the dispatcher someone is in her bathroom. The bathroom door is locked, but she can see shadows moving beneath the door.
Several deputies of the Washington County (Ore.) Sheriff's Office arrive at the scene within a minute and surround the house. They request that a police canine be brought to assist them.
Inside the house, deputies approach the bathroom. They can hear sounds coming from behind the door. Deputy Rogers (we assume it's Deputy Brian Rogers) would later describe the sound as "rustling."
The deputies make several announcements and command the suspect to come out of the room. The suspect ignores them. The rustling becomes more frequent.
Left with no other choice, deputies draw their guns and break down the door. Inside they encounter the culprit a Roomba Robotic Vacuum Cleaner enthusiastically hoovering around in circles.
In his incident report, Deputy Rogers commented that the Roomba's vacuuming job was "very thorough."https://www.sfgate.com/weird/article/roomba-arrest-washington-county-oregon-break-in-13754344.php
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)first thought is "What! Who?!".
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)yesterday it was the masturbatory robotic device.
JuJuYoshida
(2,216 posts)wouldn't the owner have to do that?
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)TomSlick
(11,109 posts)Roomba's are part of the great robotic conspiracy to subjugate humanity.
at140
(6,110 posts)demosincebirth
(12,543 posts)Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)They all can be opened from the outside. I suppose they were worried about being shot through the door.
at140
(6,110 posts)like you said, bathroom doors can be opened with a small flat head screw driver from outside.
And the door can only be locked from inside, and Roomba is not tall enough to do that.
kag
(4,079 posts)rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)my much younger sister and later my kids when they locked themselves in.
magicarpet
(14,175 posts)... on that bathroom door. Most people have the quick bypass passage lock type installed for quick entry if someone is in distress or incapacitated while in the bathroom.
rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)magicarpet
(14,175 posts).... properly operate the lock to escape from hysterical confinement there.
rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)unblock
(52,331 posts)Mini-unblock probably could have identified the exact model from the sound lol
irisblue
(33,034 posts)All of mine were unhappy when the suck monster came out.
🐕
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)Washington County Sheriff's Office
7 hrs ·
BURGLARY SUSPECT CAPTURED
1:48pm: Reporting party calls 911 and says someone is in her bathroom. Tells dispatch the person has the bathroom door locked. The caller can see shadows under the bathroom door.
1:49pm: Multiple deputies respond to the house.
1:55pm: Deputies surround the house and request a canine to assist them. Deputies can hear noise coming from the bathroom
2:05pm: After several announcements, the suspect does not come out when commanded. With guns drawn, deputies open the door to encounter the suspect An automated robot vacuum.
2:13pm: Deputy Rogers clears the call with the following note, As we entered the home we could hear "rustling" in the bathroom. We made several announcements and the "rustling" became more frequent. We breached the bathroom door and encountered a very thorough vacuuming job being done by a Roomba Robotic Vacuum cleaner.
at140
(6,110 posts)as was posted in original post. Now it is simply "open" the door.
rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)"make a gap in and break through (a wall, barrier, or defense)."
at140
(6,110 posts)open it with a key or other gadget without causing damage.
Who cares what the dictionary says, it can never trump common sense.
rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)at140
(6,110 posts)Not "breach" the door.
rzemanfl
(29,570 posts)Demovictory9
(32,475 posts)Washington County Sheriff's Office
7 hrs ·
BURGLARY SUSPECT CAPTURED
1:48pm: Reporting party calls 911 and says someone is in her bathroom. Tells dispatch the person has the bathroom door locked. The caller can see shadows under the bathroom door.
1:49pm: Multiple deputies respond to the house.
1:55pm: Deputies surround the house and request a canine to assist them. Deputies can hear noise coming from the bathroom
2:05pm: After several announcements, the suspect does not come out when commanded. With guns drawn, deputies open the door to encounter the suspect An automated robot vacuum.
2:13pm: Deputy Rogers clears the call with the following note, As we entered the home we could hear "rustling" in the bathroom. We made several announcements and the "rustling" became more frequent. We breached the bathroom door and encountered a very thorough vacuuming job being done by a Roomba Robotic Vacuum cleaner.
C Moon
(12,221 posts)KayF
(1,345 posts)Doreen
(11,686 posts)Maraya1969
(22,505 posts)I was suspicious but I choose to believe! Mostly because I can see that kind of thing happening in my life.
irisblue
(33,034 posts)Still a witch... 👍🍴🍅🍋🍉🍑🍒🍓 (@Montisello) Tweeted:
A real picture of @theJSarge . https://t.co/nY6CxTVsMK
Link to tweet
I found this pn twitter & have been waiting to use it.
elleng
(131,138 posts)tymorial
(3,433 posts)This country
NoMoreRepugs
(9,471 posts)Bayard
(22,163 posts)Roomba doing the rumba.
niyad
(113,581 posts)Stuart G
(38,448 posts)............ ................ .................... ...... ......................... ......
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)If was young and black they would have shot it.