(KRON) — A burglary suspect who ran from police Monday was later found hiding in a home's trash bin, according to the Petaluma Police Department.

Police were called to a home on Cordelia Drive in Petaluma around 9 a.m., after a man was allegedly seen entering a garage and stealing a leaf blower and other items. An officer spotted a man matching the suspect’s description and tried to stop him, but the man sped away on a bicycle, the Petaluma Police Department said.

The officer requested backup and gave chase on foot. Petaluma PD launched a drone in the area and found the suspect hopping a backyard fence and ducking into a garbage can.

“It’s not everyday we find someone in a garbage can, but today it was,” Petaluma PD said.

Officers arrested the man, who was identified as Robert Arteaga.

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