Typically when folks decide to partake in questionable activities they try to stay off the police department’s radar.

I say typically because it appears one Lawrence man doesn’t fit that bill.

Around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, a suspect — later identified through Douglas County Jail booking logs as 22-year-old Dakota Chase Petty — reportedly called police to tell them he had taken some drugs and was breaking into a home in the 1300 block of Rhode Island Street.

Shortly thereafter, the home’s owner called police to report that indeed someone was trying to break in and he had the person detained, Rhoads said.

While Petty allegedly worked to force his way into the home, the resident was able to hold the door closed, Rhoads said.

The two continued to push the door back and forth until eventually officers arrived on the scene and arrested Petty, Rhoads said.

Petty was booked into the Douglas County Jail on suspicion of attempted aggravated burglary.

Nobody was injured during the incident, Rhoads said.

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