(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.

Police with dogs took Chapek, 24, into custody "without incident," they said. He was booked for criminal trespass.

They did not say if the homeowner did in fact have a gun.

I fail to see the logic in calling the police after you've broken in. Can anyone say "DUH?"

the logic is its better to be arrested for breaking and entering than it is to end up DEAD

True, but its still funny. Kinda like the dope man who calls police because someone stole his dope.

He took the chance by breaking in, sorry I have no remorse for him.

the logic is its better to be arrested for breaking and entering than it is to end up DEAD

(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.

Police with dogs took Chapek, 24, into custody "without incident," they said. He was booked for criminal trespass.

They did not say if the homeowner did in fact have a gun.

He did the right thing to make sure he COULD leave the home unharmed once the family came home. I wouldnt have thought it a just ending for him to have lost his life for entering an EMPTY home(obviously not an intent to harm as there was noone there TO harm)

I dont believe property is ever worth someones life, on either side of the equation. Thats just me.

i still wanna know what he was doing in a strangers shower?

I can only speculate that he was probably doing the knuckle shuffle...............BTW hey rylnne

I can only speculate that he was probably doing the knuckle shuffle...............BTW hey rylnne

but why??? HI!

Why call 911 himself when he was the one who broke the law?

But in that situation, how does the home owner know that the intruder wouldn't try to harm them?

The home owner doesn't know the person or what they are doing in the house. The guy could have had a gun or knife in the bathroom with him