There is no job quite like that of a deputy sheriff. An early morning call today illustrated how quickly a stressful situation can become a humorous anecdote.

At 2:00 a.m. a North Stafford family was peacefully sleeping in their home. Suddenly, their slumber was interrupted by a noise from a lower level of the residence. The family locked themselves in their rooms and called 911 to report an intruder.

Deputies were immediately dispatched to the high-priority call and rushed to the scene, eager to rescue the family and arrest the burglar. Sergeant A.T. Leckemby took a position in the front of the home while Sergeant M.L. Jacobeen and Deputy C.A. Osborne worked their way around to the rear of the address. The deputies made a clean sweep of the property and discovered the exterior was completely secure. The Emergency Communications Center remained on the phone and requested the homeowner respond to the front door.

As the homeowner let deputies in, the cause of the commotion was discovered. In a scene resembling the movies Terminator or Maximum Overdrive, a robot vacuum cleaner was found culpable for the tumult. Roomba was apparently sleepwalking and continuously banging into the bottom of the staircase. The dirt bag was prevented from making a clean getaway by the brave deputies.

Excellent work by the deputies to restore order to this vacuum violation.

Note: the photo is not the actual offending Roomba.