A Grover Beach homeowner says a woman who broke into their home took a shower before police arrived and took her into custody.
It happened Tuesday afternoon at a home in the 200 block of North 10th Street, across the street from Ramona Garden Park.
Just before 2 p.m., Grover Beach Police Chief Jim Munro told KSBY News officers were responding to a "burglary in progress."
Homeowner Michael Highnote says security cameras inside the house alerted him and his wife that someone was inside. They called police, while also speaking to the woman through the cameras, telling her to leave.
Highnote says the intruder helped herself to some of their belongings, including his flannel shirt.
"She used my wife's makeup, used her hairbrush, she took a shower, she used toiletries and went through all of our drawers, and took my truck keys," he said.
Highnote believes the woman climbed in through the doggy door.
Chief Munro says the woman was arrested on suspicion of residential burglary.
Highnote says he is grateful for the police department's quick response.
"They got here immediately and they stayed on the phone with me while they were here the whole time and everyone was extremely helpful and polite and they got our things back to us and they just, just how fast they responded was so impressive," he said.
