Police in Southern California were looking for a domestic violence suspect, and they found him in an unusual place.

The dryer.

Officers responding to the domestic violence call in Oxnard, Calif. were told that the suspect, Ivan Lopez, had locked himself in the laundry room of the residence.

Officers searched the area but didn’t find Lopez and originally believed he had fled the scene. But officers had one last thought and decided to look inside the dryer.

That’s where they found Lopez curled up and hiding.

Lopez was arrested for felony domestic violence and other charges.

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