Parkland Woman Wakes Up To Find Stranger Rubbing Her Face

PARKLAND, WA - A burglar is in custody after he broke into a sleeping woman's home Sunday morning. Police said she had fallen asleep on the couch and awoke to the burglar rubbing her face. He said to her "you are the most beautiful woman I have ever seen."

The woman asked who he was and why he was in her home. Police said he told her his name was Carlos and to not be afraid. She then left her home and ran across the street to a neighbor's.

The neighbor armed himself with a gun and went out into the street. The burglar was leaving through the front door and the neighbor raised his gun at him and told him to stop. However, the burglar went back into the house and fled into nearby wetlands.

Police found the suspect after searching for about an hour. He was booked into Pierce County Jail on charges of first-degree burglary.

The woman said all the lights had been off when she fell asleep, then were on when she woke up, giving her the impression the burglar had been inside for a while. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Lakewood, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

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