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Intruder, Ore. homeowner, call police on each other

Intruder, Ore. homeowner call police on each other
Timothy James Chapek Multnomah County Jail

(CBS/AP) PORTLAND, Ore. - Oregon police say an intruder and a Portland homeowner both phoned 911 to report the same thing: a strange man in a home.

Lt. Kelli Sheffer says the intruder told police he had just broken into a home Monday evening when the owner arrived - and the caller was worried the homeowner might have a gun.

Accompanied by his two German Shepherds, the homeowner found the intruder and asked what he was doing in the house.

That's when the stranger locked himself in a bathroom and phoned police.

The homeowner called police with his account.

Sheffer says 24-year-old Timothy James Chapek, of Portland, was booked into jail for investigation of first-degree criminal trespass.

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