Intruder calls 911, afraid homeowner may have gun

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[Sub-Driver]

Intruder calls 911, afraid homeowner may have gun By the CNN Wire Staff

(CNN) -- This time it was the intruder who called 911.

A man who broke into a house in Portland, Oregon, called police -- afraid the homeowner may have a gun.

The suspect, Timothy James Chapek, was in the bathroom taking a shower when the homeowner returned to the house Monday night, Portland police said in a statement.

Accompanied by two German shepherds, the homeowner asked Chapek what he was doing in the house.

Chapek locked himself in the bathroom and made an emergency call, police said. He said he had broken into the house, the owner had come home, and that he was concerned the owner might have a gun.

The homeowner also called the police to report that he had found a man in the house.

[Allegra]

Accompanied by two German shepherds, the homeowner asked Chapek what he was doing in the house.

"Taking a shower. Duh."

[Condor51]

In one respect it's too bad he's alive.
Otherwise he'd make a good Darwin Award candidate.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

The police show up, shoot the dogs, tackle and handcuff the homeowner while the burglar stands there and says “that’s him! that’s him! he might have a GUN!”

In Portland...that's not outside the realm of possibility.

[CedarDave]

Interesting that CNN leaves out the rest of the story. From a Portland TV station:

He [Chapek] was taken to the Multnomah County Jail on suspicion of criminal trespassing and was released on his own recognizance. Police said Chapek has an extensive criminal history.

Intruder calls 911 when owner comes home, police say

So this guy is free to walk the streets and do it again. It is time for homeowners to be prepared to take action when the "authorities" won't.