Prowler spent 3 hours licking doorbell at stranger's home

Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Prowler spent three hours licking doorbell at California home
Police are trying to track down a man who spent three hours licking a doorbell at a California home.

SALINAS, California -- Police are trying to track down a man who spent three hours licking a doorbell at a California home.

"I thought I'd seen it all, but this takes the cake," neighbor Francisco Javier Estrada told KION.

Surveillance cameras caught the man police identified as Roberto Daniel Arroyo in the act.

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Marshall the dog was caught on camera escaping his house, then trying to get back inside by knocking on the door.

The homeowners said they were not home at the time, but their children were inside the house sleeping.

Police said a newly installed surveillance system helped them investigate the case.

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"We were pleasantly surprised the image was so clear. It didn't take us long to identify the individual," Salina Police Department spokesperson Miguel Cabrera said.

The security cameras also caught Arroyo moving an extension cord to the front yard and relieving himself.

"You kind of laugh about it afterwards because technically he didn't harm anybody, he didn't break anything," homeowner Sylvia Dungan said.

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The woman who left the child on a front porch in Spring could face a felony charge of child endangerment.

Police said Arroyo could face misdemeanor charges of petty theft and prowling.

As for the Dungans, they said they came home and made sure to clean off their doorbell.