Bizarre security video shows prowler Roberto Arroyo who licked intercom button for hours at stranger’s home in California

Police in California have tracked down a man they said spent hours licking the button on an intercom speaker at someone else’s home.

The man, who was identified as Roberto Daniel Arroyo, 33, was caught on video early Saturday at a residence in the 400 block of Hyde Street, said Miguel Cabrera, a spokesman for the Salinas Police Department.

Surveillance footage recorded a crystal-clear image of Arroyo, allowing authorities to quickly identify him.

A patrol officer spotted Arroyo, who police say is homeless, the following day. He was questioned and then released, though he still faces a possible charge of petty theft.

Police said Arroyo’s long night of odd behaviour began about 2am, when he approached the house and stared straight into the camera of the home’s doorbell surveillance system.

Arroyo hung out in the doorway for more than two hours, moving in and out of the camera’s frame, Cabrera said.