Reported by: Toshio Suzuki
Email: tsuzuki@koin.com
Published: 3/07 10:02 pm
Last Update: 3/07 10:06 pm
A man in a Southwest Portland home called 9-1-1 for assistance Monday evening--only the caller was an intruder caught showering as the actual owner arrived home.
According to Portland Police, a trespassing suspect entered a home at the 2700 block of Southwest Rutland Terrace and at some point decided to take a shower in the bathroom.
When the homeowner arrived and confronted the trespasser with his two German Shepherds, the suspect locked the door and called 9-1-1 for help at about 7 p.m.
The suspect said he feared the homeowner might have a gun.The homeowner also called 9-1-1.
Police responded with their own K-9 unit and took 24-year-old Timothy James Chapek into custody on a criminal trespassing charge.
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