A Santa-Fe women thought her house was being robbed when she saw a car in the driveway, so she called police, turns out the man in her driveway was picking up his dogs poop.

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A well-known American Indian artist says Santa Fe police pulled a rifle on him after his dog pooped in his SUV and a woman mistook his cleanup efforts for a burglary.Pueblo painter Mateo Romero told The Associated Press an officer pointed a loaded weapon at him during the bizarre misunderstanding Monday.According to a police report, an officer pulled out a rifle and detained Romero after Maria Markus reported a burglary in progress at her Santa Fe home.But Romero says he only parked into her private driveway after his Shih Tzu named Han Solo relieved himself inside his SUV and Romero sought to clean the mess.Romero says Markus spotted him in her driveway, boxed him inside with her vehicle and called 911.He says Markus refused to talk to him before police arrived.