In what might be the most disturbing Ring doorbell footage ever captured, a California man decided to get weirdly intimate with a family’s doorbell while they slept inside, and honestly, we’re still trying to process this.
The Late-Night Licker Strikes
Back in what will forever be known as the great doorbell-licking incident, Roberto Daniel Arroyo, 33, gave new meaning to the phrase “things that go bump in the night.”
The Salinas, California resident was caught on crystal-clear CCTV spending – wait for it – THREE ENTIRE HOURS licking a family’s doorbell.
And no, this isn’t a plot from a weird indie horror movie.
When Your Ring Doorbell Catches More Than Package Thieves
The Dungan family, who had installed their doorbell camera just a month before (talk about perfect timing), got the surprise of their lives when they checked their security alerts.
Sylvia Dungan, who was away with her husband at the time, received notifications about movement at their front door around 5 AM.
Like any normal person, she thought it might be her son coming home late.
Spoiler alert: It wasn’t.
Plot Twist: It Gets Weirder
As if spending three hours making out with a doorbell wasn’t strange enough, our protagonist decided to really make his mark on the neighborhood.
Police reports indicated that Arroyo apparently “relieved himself” in the Dungans’ garden (because why stop at the doorbell?) and took a tour of several neighbors’ yards.
You know you’ve done something truly extraordinary when your neighbor tells the local news, “I thought I’ve seen it all, but this takes the cake.”
The Silver Lining (If You Can Call It That)
Mrs. Dungan later commented, “You kind of laugh about it afterwards because technically he didn’t do anything.” Well, except spend 180 minutes in an intimate relationship with your doorbell, but who’s counting?
The Long Arm of the Law
Thanks to the Dungans’ high-definition security camera, police quickly identified Arroyo.
He was subsequently charged with prowling and theft, plus a bonus charge of violating his probation from a previous crime.
Because apparently, this wasn’t his first rodeo – just his first doorbell.
The Questions We Can’t Stop Asking
- What possesses someone to lick a doorbell for three hours straight?
- Didn’t his tongue get tired?
- Do Ring doorbells come with a “lick detection” feature now?
- How do the Dungans ever answer their door with a straight face again?
The incident serves as a reminder that while home security cameras are great for catching package thieves, sometimes they capture something far more… interesting.
And by interesting, we mean absolutely bizarre.
Editor’s Note:
This article was based on original reporting from KION 5/46 News and local police reports from Salinas, California.